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silicicolous

silicicolous adjective: that lives in a siliceous environment.

Adjective

silicicolous (not comparable)

  1. That lives in a siliceous environment

Origin of silicicolous

From silici- + -colous.

Questions about silicicolous

What does silicicolous mean?
Silicicolous means that lives in a siliceous environment.
What part of speech is silicicolous?
Silicicolous is an adjective.

Words near silicicolous in the dictionary

  1. silicicalcareous
  2. siliciclastic
  3. siliciclastics
  4. silicicole
  5. silicicoles
  6. silicicolous
  7. silicid
  8. silicidation
  9. silicide
  10. silicides
  11. silicidize

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