tropophilous
adjective
tro·poph·i·lous
trōˈpäfələs
variants or less commonly tropophil
ˈträpəˌfil
: physiologically adjusted to or thriving in an environment that undergoes marked periodic changes (as in temperature, soil moisture, or available light)
Word History
Etymology
trop- + -philous or -phil
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined above