GEOPHILOUS

Etymology

Adjective

geophilous (not comparable)

Loving the ground: specifically applied to sundry animals, especially the Geophila or land-snails.

(botany) Terrestrial; growing or rooting in the ground.

(phytogeography) growing on the ground or on decaying vegetable matter: applied by Pound and Clements to a class of fungi.

Fruiting underground.

Source: Wiktionary



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