hygro-, hygr- +
(Greek: moist, moisture, wet)
hygrotropic
A reference to movement in response to humidity or moisture.
hygrotropism
Orientation, or movement, in response to humidity or moisture.
panhygrous
Moist all over or moist in all parts.
stenohygric
Organisms adaptable to a narrow variation in atmospheric humidity.
substratohygrophile
A reference to an organism that thrives in moist substrata.
substratohygrophilous, substratohygrophily
In biology, thriving on moist substrata or sediment (subsoil), or the medium to which an organism is attached or upon which it grows.
Cross references of word families that refer to "water":
aqua-;
hydat-;
hydro-.
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