Usually means: Loving or thriving in rain.
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  1. ombrophilous: Merriam-Webster
  2. ombrophilous: Collins English Dictionary
  3. ombrophilous: Wordnik
  4. ombrophilous: Wiktionary
  5. ombrophilous: Grandiloquent Dictionary
  6. ombrophilous: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  7. ombrophilous: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  (biology) Capable of thriving in areas of heavy rainfall

Similar:
ombrophobic, ombrophylous, pluviophilous, ombrophilic, hygrophilous, hydrophilous, xerophilous, bathophilous, pelophilous, helioxerophyllous, more...

Opposite:
xerophilous, drought-tolerant, arid-loving

Types:
rainforest, monsoon forest, cloud forest, jungle, more...

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Similar:
ombrophobic, ombrophylous, pluviophilous, ombrophilic, hygrophilous, hydrophilous, xerophilous, bathophilous, pelophilous, helioxerophyllous, more...

Opposite:
xerophilous, drought-tolerant, arid-loving

Types:
rainforest, monsoon forest, cloud forest, jungle, more...



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