Psammophilous

//sæmˈɒfɪləs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Arenophilous; sand-loving.

    "Psammophilous plants tend to have adaptations to resist damage from wind-blown sand."

  2. 2
    Sand-loving.

    "Psammophis, the genus of so-called "sand-snakes", does include several psammophilous species."

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"Psammophilous plants tend to have adaptations to resist damage from wind-blown sand."

Etymology

From psammo- (“sand-”) + -philous.

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