hy·droph·i·lous (h -dr f  -ls)adj. Botany 1. Growing or thriving in water. 2. Pollinated by water, as the flowers of ribbon grass and hornwort. hy·droph i·ly n. |
hydrophily
Botany. the capacity of a plant to be pollinated through the agency of water. — hydrophilous, adj.
See also: Wateran affinity for water, a property of certain materials. — hydrophilic, hydrophilous, adj.
See also: -Phile, -Philia, -Philyombrophily.
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