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sciaphilic

sciaphilic adjective: that thrives in the shade.

Adjective

sciaphilic (not comparable)

  1. That thrives in the shade
    Synonyms:
    sciaphilous
    Antonyms:
    heliophilic

Synonyms of sciaphilic

Antonyms

Questions about sciaphilic

What does sciaphilic mean?
Sciaphilic means that thrives in the shade.
What part of speech is sciaphilic?
Sciaphilic is an adjective.

Words near sciaphilic in the dictionary

  1. sciance
  2. Sciandra
  3. Sciandras
  4. Scianna
  5. Sciannas
  6. sciaphilic
  7. sciaphilous
  8. sciapod
  9. sciapods
  10. Sciara
  11. sciarid

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