hygrocolous

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adjective

That has a moist habitat

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Meanings

adjectivehygrocolous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyThat has a moist habitat

    The hygrocolous communities around the lake are dominated by Deyeuxia angustifolia, Deyeuxia langsdorffii, Carex appendiculata and Carex rhynchophysa.

    2016 January 6, “Vegetation and Climate Change during the Last Deglaciation in the Great Khingan Mountain, Northeastern China”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From hygro- + -colous.

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hygrocolous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hygrocolous

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