ombrophile

English

Etymology

ombro- +‎ -phile

Noun

ombrophile (plural ombrophiles)

(botany) Any plant that flourishes in a rainy environment.

Related terms

French

Etymology

ombro- +‎ -phile

Adjective

ombrophile (plural ombrophiles)

(botany) ombrophilous
Antonym: ombrophobe

Related terms

ombrophilie
ombrophyte

Further reading

Jouy, Alain & De Foucault, Bruno, 2019. Dictionnaire illustré de botanique. Biotope Éditions, Mèze, →ISBN., p. 192.
“ombrophile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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