sciophilousadj.
/sʌɪˈɒfᵻləs/, U.S. /ˌsaɪˈɑfələs/ Chiefly Botany.
Preferring or thriving in a shaded habitat; esp. (of a plant or plant community) growing best in shade.
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umbriphilous1592
shade-bearing1889
intolerant1898
sciophilous1900
shade-tolerant1952
1900 R. Pound & F. E. Clements Phytogeogr. Nebraska (ed. 2) iv. 166 With reference to the intensity of light in their habitat, plants are photophilous, light-loving, or sciaphilous, shade-loving.
1932 G. D. Fuller & H. S. Conard tr. J. Braun-Blanquet Plant Sociol. v. 107 In general the lower layers of stratified communities..are designated as sciophilous.
1966 Copeia No. 4 703/2 Sunlight seems to be an important limiting factor in the local distributions of some diurnal reptiles. For example, Ameiva festiva is definitely sciopilous.
1980 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 7 92/2 The overhanging higher branches provided a suitable environment for these more or less skiaphilous communities.
2001 Mycologist 15 144/2 P. buxi is a sciaphilous species which needs shaded and humid microclimatic conditions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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