tropophilous

adjective

tro·​poph·​i·​lous

trōˈpäfələs

variants or less commonly tropophil

ˈträpəˌfil

: physiologically adjusted to or thriving in an environment that undergoes marked periodic changes (as in temperature, soil moisture, or available light)

Word History

Etymology

trop- + -philous or -phil

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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