hygrophilous
grəˌfaɪt noun
1.
a plant that thrives in wet or very moist ground.
2.
a hydrophyte.
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| —adj | |
| (of a plant) growing in moist places | |
| hygrophile | |
| —n | |
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| hygrophyte (ˈhaɪɡrəˌfaɪt) | |
| —n | |
| any plant that grows in wet or waterlogged soil | |
| hygrophytic | |
| —adj | |
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