Usually means: Prefers soils rich in nitrogen.
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  1. nitrophilous: Merriam-Webster
  2. nitrophilous: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. nitrophilous: Collins English Dictionary
  4. nitrophilous: Wiktionary
  5. Nitrophilous: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. nitrophilous: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  7. nitrophilous: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Bryological (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (nitrophilous)

adjective:  (botany, of a plant) Thriving in a habitat rich in nitrogen
adjective:  (ecology, of a habitat) Rich in nitrogen

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