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HYGROPHYTIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hygrophytic mean?
• HYGROPHYTIC (adjective)
The adjective HYGROPHYTIC has 1 sense:
1. requiring an abundance of moisture
Familiarity information: HYGROPHYTIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Requiring an abundance of moisture
Context example:
some tropical ferns are hygrophytic
Similar:
hydric (having or characterized by excessive moisture)
Derivation:
hygrophyte (a plant that grows in a moist habitat)
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