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phytophilous

Syllables: phy·to·phil·ous/faɪˈtɒfɪləs/

phytophilous adjective: growing on or thriving in the presence of plants (especially of an insect or other invertebrate); having an affinity for plant life, especially describing animals, insects, or organisms that live on or feed upon plants.

Adjective

phytophilous (not comparable)

  1. Growing on or thriving in the presence of plants (especially of an insect or other invertebrate); having an affinity for plant life, especially describing animals, insects, or organisms that live on or feed upon plants.

Origin of phytophilous

From phyto- + -philous.

Questions about phytophilous

What does phytophilous mean?
Phytophilous means growing on or thriving in the presence of plants (especially of an insect or other invertebrate); having an affinity for plant life, especially describing animals, insects, or organisms that live on or feed upon plants.
What part of speech is phytophilous?
Phytophilous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce phytophilous?
Phytophilous is pronounced /faɪˈtɒfɪləs/.

Words near phytophilous in the dictionary

  1. phytophenomenology
  2. phytophil
  3. phytophile
  4. phytophiles
  5. phytophilic
  6. phytophilous
  7. phytophils
  8. phytophoric
  9. phytophotodermatitides
  10. phytophotodermatitis
  11. phytophototoxic

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