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psammophilous

/sæmˈɒfɪləs/

psammophilous adjective: arenophilous; sand-loving.

Adjective

psammophilous (comparative more psammophilous, superlative most psammophilous)

  1. Arenophilous; sand-loving.
    • Psammophilous plants tend to have adaptations to resist damage from wind-blown sand.
  2. Sand-loving.
    • Psammophis, the genus of so-called "sand-snakes", does include several psammophilous species.

Forms of psammophilous

comparativemore psammophilous
superlativemost psammophilous

Origin of psammophilous

From psammo- (“sand-”) + -philous.

Questions about psammophilous

What does psammophilous mean?
Psammophilous means arenophilous; sand-loving.
What part of speech is psammophilous?
Psammophilous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce psammophilous?
Psammophilous is pronounced /sæmˈɒfɪləs/.

Words near psammophilous in the dictionary

  1. psammonic
  2. psammopelitic
  3. psammophile
  4. psammophiles
  5. psammophilic
  6. psammophilous
  7. psammophobic
  8. psammophore
  9. psammophores
  10. psammophyte
  11. psammophytes

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