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sphagnophilous

sphagnophilous adjective: living in association with sphagnum moss.

Adjective

sphagnophilous (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Living in association with sphagnum moss.
    • Moreover, our study provided more detailed information on the ecology of sphagnophilous Arrhenia species in central Europe.2023 July 1, Fungal troublemakers – using indicator species with ephemeral fruitbodies to evaluate recovery of formerly extracted raised bogs, ScienceDirect.com

Origin of sphagnophilous

From sphagno- + -philous.

Questions about sphagnophilous

What does sphagnophilous mean?
Sphagnophilous means living in association with sphagnum moss.
What part of speech is sphagnophilous?
Sphagnophilous is an adjective.

Words near sphagnophilous in the dictionary

  1. sphagnological
  2. sphagnologist
  3. sphagnologists
  4. sphagnology
  5. sphagnophilic
  6. sphagnophilous
  7. sphagnorubin
  8. sphagnorubins
  9. sphagnous
  10. sphagnum
  11. sphagnums

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