ombrogenousadj.
/ɒmˈbrɒdʒᵻnəs/, U.S. /ɑmˈbrɑdʒənəs/ Ecology.
Of peat, a bog, etc.: dependent on precipitation for its formation and maintenance.
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ombrophilous1973
1929 Jrnl. Ecol. 17 118 These stumps occur both in ombrogenous and soligenous peat.
1952 P. W. Richards Trop. Rain Forest ix. 215 The vegetation of the ombrogenous moors is tall evergreen forest.
1975 J. R. Etherington Environment & Plant Ecol. iii. 91 Some other peat soils are topogenous rather than ombrogenous.
2001 Catena 42 345 The components of ombrogenous mires are highly sensitive to change, especially in hydrology.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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