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ombrophilous

ombrophilous adjective: capable of thriving in areas of heavy rainfall.

Adjective

ombrophilous (not comparable)

  1. Capable of thriving in areas of heavy rainfall
    Synonyms:
    pluviophilous

Synonyms of ombrophilous

Origin of ombrophilous

From ombro- + -philous.

Questions about ombrophilous

What does ombrophilous mean?
Ombrophilous means capable of thriving in areas of heavy rainfall.
What part of speech is ombrophilous?
Ombrophilous is an adjective.

Words near ombrophilous in the dictionary

  1. ombrometers
  2. ombrophil
  3. ombrophile
  4. ombrophiles
  5. ombrophilic
  6. ombrophilous
  7. ombrophils
  8. ombrophily
  9. ombrophobe
  10. ombrophobia
  11. ombrophobic

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