lopho-, loph-, lophio-, lophi-
(Greek: ridge; crest, tuft; by extension, hill top)
lophobranch
lophodont (adjective)
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.
lophophore
lophophyte
A hill-top plant.
lophotrichous
Having two or more flagella at one or both ends; said of a bacterial cell.
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