poikilohydric

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Adjective
  - 1.2.1 Antonyms
  - 1.2.2 Translations

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From poikilo- + -hydric.

Adjective[edit]

poikilohydric (comparative more poikilohydric, superlative most poikilohydric)

(biology, of a plant) Having no mechanism to prevent desiccation

Antonyms[edit]

homoiohydric

Translations[edit]

ecology: plants that cannot prevent desiccation

German: poikilohydrisch (de)

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