hygrophilous

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adjective

adapted for growth in a damp or wet environment.

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Meanings

adjectivehygrophilous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyadapted for growth in a damp or wet environment.

Origin

From hygro- + -philous.

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Translations

Greek υγρόφιλος
  • υγρόφιλος (ygrófilos)adapted for growth in a damp or wet environment
Irish taisiarrthach
  • taisiarrthachadapted for growth in a damp or wet environment
Italian igrofilo
  • igrofiloadapted for growth in a damp or wet environment
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“hygrophilous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hygrophilous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hygrophilous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hygrophilous.

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