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rhizophilous

rhizophilous adjective: growing attached to roots.

Adjective

rhizophilous (not comparable)

  1. Growing attached to roots.
    • rhizophilous algae

Questions about rhizophilous

What does rhizophilous mean?
Rhizophilous means growing attached to roots.
What part of speech is rhizophilous?
Rhizophilous is an adjective.

Words near rhizophilous in the dictionary

  1. rhizopathy
  2. rhizopepsin
  3. rhizophagous
  4. rhizophagy
  5. rhizophilic
  6. rhizophilous
  7. rhizophoraceous
  8. rhizophore
  9. rhizophores
  10. rhizophorous
  11. rhizophyllaceous

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