/ Dictionary / Index H hydrophilous: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hy•droph•i•lous Pronunciation: (hī-drof'u-lus), [key] — adj. Bot. pollinated by the agency of water. hydrophytic. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. hydrophilic hydrophobe Related Content Daily Word Quiz: lyceum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language