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hygrocolous

hygrocolous adjective: that has a moist habitat.

Adjective

hygrocolous (not comparable)

  1. That has a moist habitat
    • The hygrocolous communities around the lake are dominated by Deyeuxia angustifolia, Deyeuxia langsdorffii, Carex appendiculata and Carex rhynchophysa.2016 January 6, “Vegetation and Climate Change during the Last Deglaciation in the Great Khingan Mountain, Northeastern China”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of hygrocolous

From hygro- + -colous.

Questions about hygrocolous

What does hygrocolous mean?
Hygrocolous means that has a moist habitat.
What part of speech is hygrocolous?
Hygrocolous is an adjective.

Words near hygrocolous in the dictionary

  1. hygrobiid
  2. hygrobiids
  3. hygrochasic
  4. hygrochastic
  5. hygrochasy
  6. hygrocolous
  7. hygrodeik
  8. hygrodeiks
  9. hygrograph
  10. hygrographic
  11. hygrographical

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