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Definition of Hygrophytic
1. Adjective. Requiring an abundance of moisture. "Some tropical ferns are hygrophytic"
Definition of Hygrophytic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hygrophytic
Literary usage of Hygrophytic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"hygrophytic leaves show a number of peculiarities in contrast with xerophytic
leaves. For example, hygrophytic leaves do not suffer, but rather thrive, ..."
2. The New International Encyclopaedia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1906)
"hygrophytic leaves show a number of peculiarities in contrast with xerophytic
leaves. For example, hygrophytic leaves do not suffer, but rather thrive, ..."
3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1905)
"... and interior contents of this forest are the resultant of two opposing factors,
the one tending to produce a xerophytic, the other a hygrophytic flora. ..."
4. Report of Meeting by ANZAAS, ANZAAS. (1905)
"... pressed close against their stems in a few weeks' time undergo H complete
change, new shoots furnished with hygrophytic pinnate leaves being produced, ..."
5. Report of the Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the by ANZAAS. (1905)
"... new shoots furnished with hygrophytic pinnate leaves being produced, while
the new portions of the old xerophytic shoots are furnished with similar ..."
6. The Origin of a Land Flora: A Theory Based Upon the Facts of Alternation by Frederick Orpen Bower (1908)
"... sericeum which is a member of a peculiarly hygrophytic genus. These xerophytic
Ferns inhabit dry climates, such as the higher Andes: or they are ..."
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