| 单词 | xylophilous |
| 释义 | xylophilous in British English (zaɪˈlɒfɪləs) adjective another word for xylogenous xylogenous in British English (zaɪˈlɒdʒɪnəs) adjective biology living in or on wood Also: xylophilous (zaɪˈlɒfɪləs) xylophilous in American English (zaiˈlɑfələs) adjective growing in or living on wood xylophilous fungi Word origin [1860–65; xylo- + -philous]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: calibrate, mutualism, pop-up, raider, trade name-philous is a combining form meaning “liking,” “having an affinity for” the thing specifiedby the initial element. Other words that use the affix -philous include: ammophilous, anemophilous, eremophilous, tropophilous, xerophilous |
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