sciaphilous

English

Alternative forms

• sciophilous

Etymology

From scia- +‎ -philous.

Adjective

sciaphilous (comparative more sciaphilous, superlative most sciaphilous)

1. (botany) Tolerant of shade

   Synonym: sciaphilic

   Antonym: heliophilous

Derived terms

• subsciaphilous

Translations

Tolerant of shade

• Catalan: umbròfil
• French: sciaphile (fr)
• Greek: σκιάφιλος (skiáfilos)
• Italian: sciafilo