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hydrophilous

hydrophilous adjective: that grows or thrives in or near water.

Adjective

hydrophilous (comparative more hydrophilous, superlative most hydrophilous)

  1. That grows or thrives in or near water
  2. That is pollinated by water

hydrophilous meaning in Tamil and Gujarati

hydrophilous in Tamil

நீர்நாட்டமான

hydrophilous in Gujarati

pollinated by water
જલપરાગિત jalaprāgit

Forms of hydrophilous

comparativemore hydrophilous
superlativemost hydrophilous

Origin of hydrophilous

From hydro- + -philous.

Questions about hydrophilous

What does hydrophilous mean?
Hydrophilous means that grows or thrives in or near water.
What is hydrophilous in Tamil?
Hydrophilous in Tamil is நீர்நாட்டமான. See Hydrophilous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hydrophilous?
Hydrophilous is an adjective.

Words near hydrophilous in the dictionary

  1. hydrophilization
  2. hydrophilize
  3. hydrophilized
  4. hydrophilizes
  5. hydrophilizing
  6. hydrophilous
  7. hydrophils
  8. hydrophily
  9. hydrophlorone
  10. hydrophobation
  11. hydrophobations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hydrophilous (page history and authors); hydrophilous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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