hypophloeodal

[ hahy-puh-flee-uh-dl, hip-uh- ]

adjective

1. living or growing beneath bark, as insect larvae.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypophloeodal¹

hypo- + Greek phloiṓd ( ēs ) like bark ( phloi ( ós ) bark + -ōdēs -ode ¹ ) + -al ¹; phloem