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lignicolous

lignicolous adjective: that lives in dead wood, leaves, or sticks, or organic debris.

Adjective

lignicolous (not comparable)

  1. That lives in dead wood, leaves, or sticks, or organic debris

Questions about lignicolous

What does lignicolous mean?
Lignicolous means that lives in dead wood, leaves, or sticks, or organic debris.
What part of speech is lignicolous?
Lignicolous is an adjective.

Words near lignicolous in the dictionary

  1. ligneously
  2. lignes
  3. lignescent
  4. lignicide
  5. lignicides
  6. lignicolous
  7. ligniferous
  8. lignification
  9. lignifications
  10. lignified
  11. lignifies

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