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单词 ombrophilous
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Definition of ombrophilous in English:

ombrophilous

adjective ɒmˈbrɒfɪləs
  • 1Botany. Of a plant: able to withstand prolonged rainfall.

  • 2Ecology= "ombrogenous".

adjective ɒmˈbrɒfɪləs
Botany
  • Of a plant: shade-loving.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. From ombro- + -philous, in sense 1 after German ombrophil; compare ombrophobous
1920s; earliest use found in Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. Apparently an alteration of umbriphilous after ombro- or ombrophilous.

 
 

Definition of ombrophilous in US English:

ombrophilous

adjectiveɒmˈbrɒfɪləs
  • 1Botany. Of a plant: able to withstand prolonged rainfall.

  • 2Ecology= "ombrogenous".

adjectiveɒmˈbrɒfɪləs
Botany
  • Of a plant: shade-loving.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. From ombro- + -philous, in sense 1 after German ombrophil; compare ombrophobous<br>1920s; earliest use found in Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. Apparently an alteration of umbriphilous after ombro- or ombrophilous.

 
 
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