photophily
/fəʊˈtɑfɪli/Biology
noun
The condition of being photophilic or photophil; responsiveness to light; tendency to thrive in relatively intense light.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language. From photo- + -phily, after photophil, photophilic, photophilous.
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