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pyrophilous

pyrophilous adjective: that thrive in land that has been burnt by fire.

Adjective

pyrophilous (not comparable)

  1. That thrive in land that has been burnt by fire

Origin of pyrophilous

From pyro- + -philous.

Questions about pyrophilous

What does pyrophilous mean?
Pyrophilous means that thrive in land that has been burnt by fire.
What part of speech is pyrophilous?
Pyrophilous is an adjective.

Words near pyrophilous in the dictionary

  1. pyropheophytin
  2. pyropheophytins
  3. pyrophile
  4. pyrophiles
  5. pyrophilia
  6. pyrophilous
  7. pyrophobe
  8. pyrophobes
  9. pyrophobia
  10. pyrophobic
  11. pyrophobics

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