hy|droph|i|lous

hy|droph|i|lous
hy|droph|i|lous «hy DROF uh luhs», adjective.
pollinated by the action of water: »

hydrophilous plants.

[< hydro- + Greek phílos loving (with English -ous)]

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  • den|droph|i|lous — «dehn DROF uh luhs», adjective. 1. tree loving: »The Pembroke Arbor Society [is] a dendrophilous organization that had long been urging Bermudians to spare their cedars and not wastefully chop them down for Christmas trees (New Yorker). 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • droph — an·droph·o·rous; chon·droph·o·ra; den·droph·a·gous; den·droph·i·lous; den·droph·y·sis; hy·droph·a·nous; hy·droph·i·dae; hy·droph·i·lid; hy·droph·i·lism; hy·droph·i·lite; hy·droph·i·lous; hy·droph·i·ly; hy·droph·y·ton; hy·droph·y·tous; …   English syllables

  • lous — aceph·a·lous; achlo·ro·phyl·lous; acid·u·lous; acoe·lous; adac·ty·lous; am·moph·i·lous; am·phib·o·lous; am·phi·coe·lous; am·phi·con·dy·lous; an·e·moph·i·lous; an·gu·lous; an·iso·dac·ty·lous; an·iso·phyl·lous; anom·a·lous; anom·a·lous·ly;… …   English syllables

  • dendrophilous — den·droph·i·lous …   English syllables

  • hydrophilous — hy·droph·i·lous …   English syllables

  • den — den·droph·a·gous; den·droph·i·lous; den·droph·y·sis; den·e·ga·tion; den·gue; den·i·grate; den·i·gra·tion; den·i·gra·tor; den·i·gra·to·ry; den·im; den·i·so·nia; den·i·za·tion; den·mark; den·net; den·si·fi·ca·tion; den·si·fi·er; den·si·fy;… …   English syllables

  • hydrophilous — hy•droph•i•lous [[t]haɪˈdrɒf ə ləs[/t]] adj. bot growing in water • Etymology: 1850–55; < NL hydrophilus. See hydro I, philous hy•droph′i•ly, n …   From formal English to slang

  • hydrophilous — SYN: hydrophilic. * * * hy·droph·i·lous (hi drofґĭ ləs) hydrophilic …   Medical dictionary

  • androphilous — an·droph·i·lous (an drofґĭ ləs) anthropophilic …   Medical dictionary

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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