1. A preference for thriving in dark or shady places: Some plants can be lygophiles and prefer dwelling in dark habitats, like the prayer plant (Maranta leuconeura) or the peace lily (Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum).
2. A person who prefers dark or gloomy places: Celia liked the time of twilight and darkness, so she pulled the curtains to make it quite dim, and perhaps a bit melancholic , in her room And, as a lygophile, she word dark clothes and dyed her hair black!