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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Shunning rain: in phytogeography, said of plants or their parts, chiefly the foliage. Ombrophobous character is usually shown by a water-shedding or unwettable surface (due to hairs or a waxy covering), as in the common Caladium, in Impaticns, etc. Other adaptations, as the form or position of the leaf, assist in shedding or escaping water.
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Shunning or Drawn
Words that describe 'shunning' or 'drawn to' behavior, mostly of plants and animals.
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oroboros How about umbrellaphilic? Feb 5, 2013