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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: having or characterized by excessive moisture; "a hydric habitat" [ant: mesic, xeric]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1926 characterized by, relating to, or requiring an abundance of moisture <a hydric habitat> <a hydric plant> — compare mesic, xeric

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hydric Hy"dric, a. [From Hydrogen.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, hydrogen; as, hydric oxide. Hydric dioxide. (Chem.) See Hydrogen dioxide, under Hydrogen. Hydric oxide (Chem.), water. Hydric sulphate (Chem.), hydrogen sulphate or sulphuric acid.