hypophloeodal

adjective

hy·​po·​phloe·​o·​dal

"+¦flēədᵊl

variants or hypophloeodic

"+flē¦ädik

or hypophloeous

"+¦flēəs

: living just beneath the bark

hypophloeodal lichens

Word History

Etymology

hypophloeodal, hypophloeodic from hypo- + Greek phloiōdēs resembling rind or bark (from phloios bark + -ōdēs -ode) + English -al or -ic; hypophloeous from hypo- + Greek phloios + English -ous

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