Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Living in or frequenting sandy places: said of plants or animals. Also
psammophile and ammophilous.
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- adjective botany arenophilous, sand-loving
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Examples
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In the desert coastal areas of western Venezuela, mangrove forests are associated with xerophilous littoral scrubs, and halophilous and psammophilous littoral meadows.
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Smaller scattered areas of Irano-Turanian psammophilous vegetation, with Haloxylon persicum and Stipagrostis pennata (Zohary, 1973), are also included.
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Other types of vegetation are cactus scrub, xerophilous open woodland, rock associations, psammophilous associations, and halophilous associations.
Argentine Monte 2007
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