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HYDRIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or characterized by excessive moisture
Example:
a hydric habitat
Classified under:
Similar:
hydrophytic (growing wholly or partially in water)
hygrophytic (requiring an abundance of moisture)
Antonym:
mesic (having or characterized by moderate or a well-balanced supply of moisture)
xeric (being deficient in moisture)