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psammophyte

psammophyte noun: any plant which thrives in sandy conditions.

Noun

psammophyte (plural psammophytes)

  1. Any plant which thrives in sandy conditions.

Forms of psammophyte

pluralpsammophytes

Origin of psammophyte

From German Psammophyt, containing Ancient Greek ψάμμος (psámmos, “sand”). By surface analysis, psammo- + -phyte.

Questions about psammophyte

What does psammophyte mean?
Psammophyte means any plant which thrives in sandy conditions.
What part of speech is psammophyte?
Psammophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of psammophyte?
The plural of psammophyte is psammophytes.

Words near psammophyte in the dictionary

  1. psammophilic
  2. psammophilous
  3. psammophobic
  4. psammophore
  5. psammophores
  6. psammophyte
  7. psammophytes
  8. psammosere
  9. psammoseres
  10. psammosteid
  11. psammosteids

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