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subaerophytic

subaerophytic adjective: living in a terrestrial habitat such as on rocks or stones, where most water is atmospheric but there occurs another intermittent water source such as spray from an adjacent waterfall.

Adjective

subaerophytic (not comparable)

  1. Living in a terrestrial habitat such as on rocks or stones, where most water is atmospheric but there occurs another intermittent water source such as spray from an adjacent waterfall.
    • Several cyanobacteria live as endolithic species inside rocks (within the crystal lattice) in very arid, hot or cold deserts, usually subaerophytic.2015, John D. Wehr, Robert G. Sheath, J. Patrick Kociolek, Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification
    • Occurrence: many species are epilithic on submerged stones or subaerophytic in spray and zones (sensu Rott et al. 2006) but may also be common as planktic members.2016, Orlando Necchi Jr., River Algae, page 12

Origin of subaerophytic

From sub- + aerophyte + -ic.

Questions about subaerophytic

What does subaerophytic mean?
Subaerophytic means living in a terrestrial habitat such as on rocks or stones, where most water is atmospheric but there occurs another intermittent water source such as spray from an adjacent waterfall.
What part of speech is subaerophytic?
Subaerophytic is an adjective.

Words near subaerophytic in the dictionary

  1. subaerialism
  2. subaerialist
  3. subaerialists
  4. subaerially
  5. subaerobic
  6. subaerophytic
  7. subaffective
  8. subaffluent
  9. subage
  10. subagencies
  11. subagency

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