WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hy•po•phloe•o•dal
(hī′pə flē′ə dl, hip′ə-),USA pronunciation adj.
- living or growing beneath bark, as insect larvae.
- see phloem hypo- + Greek phloió̄d(ēs) like bark (phloi(ós) bark + -ōdēs -ode1) + -al1