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geophily

geophily noun: the property of spending a stage of life underground.

Noun

geophily (uncountable)

  1. The property of spending a stage of life underground.
  2. The property of bearing flowers and fruit at or below ground level.

Origin of geophily

From geo- + -phily.

Words formed from geophily

Questions about geophily

What does geophily mean?
Geophily means the property of spending a stage of life underground.
What part of speech is geophily?
Geophily is a noun.

Words near geophily in the dictionary

  1. geophilosophical
  2. geophilosophically
  3. geophilosophies
  4. geophilosophy
  5. geophilous
  6. geophily
  7. geophone
  8. geophones
  9. geophonic
  10. geophonically
  11. geophonies

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