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ombrotrophy

ombrotrophy noun: the state or condition of receiving water and nutrients only from precipitation rather than streams or springs.

Noun

ombrotrophy (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of receiving water and nutrients only from precipitation rather than streams or springs.

Origin of ombrotrophy

From ombro- + -trophy.

Questions about ombrotrophy

What does ombrotrophy mean?
Ombrotrophy means the state or condition of receiving water and nutrients only from precipitation rather than streams or springs.
What part of speech is ombrotrophy?
Ombrotrophy is a noun.

Words near ombrotrophy in the dictionary

  1. ombrophylous
  2. ombrophyte
  3. ombrophytes
  4. ombrothermic
  5. ombrotrophic
  6. ombrotrophy
  7. ombrotype
  8. ombrotypes
  9. ombrotypic
  10. ombré
  11. ombrés

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