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hygrophilous

/ ˈhaɪɡrəʊˌfaɪl; haɪˈɡrɒfɪləs /

adjective

  1. (of a plant) growing in moist places
“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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Derived Forms

  • hygrophile, noun
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Example Sentences

Exalbuminous Monocotyledons are either hydrophytes or strongly hygrophilous plants and have often peculiar features in germination.

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