Definitions
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- Same as
psammophilous .
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- noun botany
arenophile , a sand-loving organism
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek ψάμμος (psammos, "sand") + -phile.
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john commented on the word psammophile
“Occasionally offerings come from the community of psammophiles (formally, plants that live in sand) — people who collect sand for fun.�?
The New York Times, So Much to Learn About the Oceans From Sand, by Cornelia Dean, January 5, 2009
January 8, 2009