hygrophytic
/ˌhaɪɡrəˈfɪtɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of plants that grow in very wet or waterlogged conditions.
- The botanist studied hygrophytic vegetation in the flooded marshlands.
- The hygrophytic ferns thrive along the edges of the rainforest stream.
- Many hygrophytic species have special adaptations like air-filled stems to survive in swamps.