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hygrophilous

British  
/ ˈhaɪɡrəʊˌfaɪl, haɪˈɡrɒfɪləs /

adjective

  1. (of a plant) growing in moist places

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  • hygrophile noun

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Exalbuminous Monocotyledons are either hydrophytes or strongly hygrophilous plants and have often peculiar features in germination.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

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