"-phily" meaning in English

See -phily in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “(fraternal) love”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|φιλία||(fraternal) love}} Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “(fraternal) love”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -phily, {{en-suffix}} -phily
  1. liking for Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--phily-en-suffix--h~iq8OT
  2. tendency towards Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--phily-en-suffix-bvltmUXk
  3. (botany) pollination by Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--phily-en-suffix-AMrUNVo4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 6 83 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 20 5 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 4 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 3 86 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: phil-, philo-, -philia, -philiac, -philic, -phile
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