Meanings
adjectivehelobious (comparative more helobious, superlative most helobious)
comparative more helobious · superlative most helobious
- Palustrine; relating to or dwelling in marshy places.
During the centennial period of monitoring, 41 species have disappeared from the flora of Yekaterinburg city, most of them being nemoral and helobious species.
2019, Alyona Tretyakova, The Flora of Yekaterinburg City
Origin
Analyzable as helo- + -obe + -ious. Compare also amphibious.
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APA
helobious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helobious
MLA
“helobious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helobious. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “helobious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helobious.
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