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gypsophily

gypsophily noun: a plant's preference for growing in the presence of gypsum.

Noun

gypsophily (uncountable)

  1. A plant's preference for growing in the presence of gypsum.

Questions about gypsophily

What does gypsophily mean?
Gypsophily means a plant's preference for growing in the presence of gypsum.
What part of speech is gypsophily?
Gypsophily is a noun.

Words near gypsophily in the dictionary

  1. gypsophilas
  2. gypsophile
  3. gypsophiles
  4. gypsophilic
  5. gypsophilous
  6. gypsophily
  7. gypsophyte
  8. gypsophytes
  9. gypsoplast
  10. gypsoplasts
  11. gypsotrioside

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