lopho-, loph-, lophio-, lophi-

Teeth that have elongated ridges called lophs that run between cusps: "The molars and premolars of tapir (Tapiridae), manatees (Trichechidae), and many rodents have lophodont teeth."

Regarding an organism that thrives on hill tops: Lophophiles can be shrubs and alpine flowers that grow well on the top of mountains.

In biology, the existence of life dwelling and thriving in hills: Mr. Plant told his students that lophophilia involved the growth of organisms on slopes and mountains, like grasses and lichens.

A hill-top plant.

Having two or more flagella at one or both ends; said of a bacterial cell.