sə̇ˈlēnəˌfīl noun
( -s )
Etymology: selen- (II) + -phile
: a plant that when growing in a seleniferous soil tends to take up selenium in quantities greater than can be explained on a basis of chance
• se·le·no·phil·ic ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|filik adjective
sə̇ˈlēnəˌfīl noun
( -s )
Etymology: selen- (II) + -phile
: a plant that when growing in a seleniferous soil tends to take up selenium in quantities greater than can be explained on a basis of chance
• se·le·no·phil·ic ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|filik adjective
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012