Aquicolous

/ækˈwɪkələs/ adjective

Definition

Living or growing in water; aquatic or water-dwelling, especially describing organisms or plants.

Etymology

From Latin 'aqua' (water) plus '-colous' (dwelling in, from 'colere' meaning to inhabit). This is a scientific term for organisms whose habitat is water.

Kelly Says

Plants have evolved incredible strategies to be aquicolous—water lilies have leaves with waxy coatings so they float, and their stems have special spongy air tissue so they can literally photosynthesize while half-submerged in murky water.

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