OMBROPHOBE

PRONUNCIATION: (AHM-bruh-fohb)

MEANING: noun:
1. One who hates or fears rain.
2. A plant that cannot tolerate rainy conditions.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek ombro- (rain) + -phobe (one who fears or hates). Earliest documented use: 1897.
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OMBRO-PHOEBE - a small bird (an eastern flycatcher) that avoids rain

OM-BRIO-PHOBE - one who eschews al liveliness in sindu or Vedic chanting

OMBRO-PROBE - a device for studying the interior of stormclouds