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corticolous

[ kawr-tik-uh-luhs ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.
  1. living or growing on or in bark.


corticolous

/ kɔːˈtɪkələs /

adjective

  1. biology living or growing on the surface of bark
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corticolous1

1855–60; < Latin corti ( c )- (stem of cortex ) cortex + -colous
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Example Sentences

This is often facilitated in corticolous species by removing the bark and drying it under pressure.

Polypori also have no wide range of habitat, except in choice of trees on which to grow, for the majority of them are corticolous.

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