hypophloeodal
adjective
hy·po·phloe·o·dal
"+¦flēədᵊl
variants or hypophloeodic or hypophloeous
"+flē¦ädik
"+¦flēəs
: living just beneath the bark
hypophloeodal lichens
Word History
Etymology
hypophloeodal, hypophloeodic from hypo- + Greek phloiōdēs resembling rind or bark (from phloios bark + -ōdēs -ode) + English -al or -ic; hypophloeous from hypo- + Greek phloios + English -ous