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hygrophoroid

hygrophoroid adjective: having thick waxy gills.

Adjective

hygrophoroid (comparative more hygrophoroid, superlative most hygrophoroid)

  1. Having thick waxy gills.

Forms of hygrophoroid

comparativemore hygrophoroid
superlativemost hygrophoroid

Questions about hygrophoroid

What does hygrophoroid mean?
Hygrophoroid means having thick waxy gills.
What part of speech is hygrophoroid?
Hygrophoroid is an adjective.

Words near hygrophoroid in the dictionary

  1. hygrophilous
  2. hygrophils
  3. hygrophobia
  4. hygrophobic
  5. hygrophoraceous
  6. hygrophoroid
  7. hygrophthalmic
  8. hygrophyte
  9. hygrophytes
  10. hygrophytic
  11. hygroplasm

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