Etymology

chionophobe

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Today it means: Any plant that does not thrive in snowy conditions. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χιών
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχιών“snow”
  2. English todaychionophobe

From Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn, “snow”) + -phobe.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχιών all →

chiolitechion-chionophile

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