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hydric

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hy·dric  (hdrk)
adj.
Relating to, characterized by, or requiring considerable moisture.

hydric  (hdrk)
Relating or adapted to a wet but not flooded habitat. Cottonwoods, willows, and hemlocks are hydric plants. Compare mesicxeric
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Adj.1.hydric - having or characterized by excessive moisture; "a hydric habitat"
mesic - having or characterized by moderate or a well-balanced supply of moisture; "mesic habitats"
xeric - being deficient in moisture; "deserts provide xeric environments"


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The proposed site does not contain wetland vegetation, hydric soils or wetlands, said interim Director of Public Works John Watring.
Other areas, such as certain floodplains, don't have the hydric soils that typify wetlands, yet they still act as wetlands, the report explains.
Arndt is a specialist in pedology research and the genesis and morphology of hydric soils, and the use of database and GIS software applied to natural resource issues.
 
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