Ma'anar ƙamus na geophyte shuka ce da ke tsira a yanayi mara kyau ko yanayi ta hanyar gabobin ajiyar abinci na ƙarƙashin ƙasa kamar kwararan fitila, corms, ko rhizomes. Wadannan gine-ginen karkashin kasa suna ba da damar geophyte don adana makamashi da abubuwan gina jiki a lokacin yanayi mai kyau, wanda za su iya amfani da su don tsira da lokacin fari ko sanyi. Misalan geophytes sun haɗa da tulips, daffodils, da crocuses.