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Etymology

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hygro- +‎ -colous

Adjective

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hygrocolous (not comparable)

  1. (ecology) That has a moist habitat
    • 2016 January 6, “Vegetation and Climate Change during the Last Deglaciation in the Great Khingan Mountain, Northeastern China”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The hygrocolous communities around the lake are dominated by Deyeuxia angustifolia, Deyeuxia langsdorffii, Carex appendiculata and Carex rhynchophysa.