Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, shadow) +‎ -filo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): */ʃiˈa.fi.lo/
  • Rhymes: -afilo
  • Hyphenation: sci‧à‧fi‧lo

Adjective

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sciafilo (feminine sciafila, masculine plural sciafili, feminine plural sciafile)

  1. (botany) sciaphilous

Further reading

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  • sciafilo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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