- ammophilous
- \\-ləs\ adjective
Etymology: amm- + -philous: living or growing in the sand or in dry sandy places
ammophilous grasses
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/euh mof"euh leuhs/, adj. Biol.living or growing in sand.* * *
ammophilous /a-moˈfi-ləs/adjectiveSand-lovingORIGIN: Gr ammos sand, and phileein to love* * *
ammophilous, a.(æˈmɒfɪləs)[f. Gr. ἄµµος sand + ϕίλος loving, fond.]Sand-loving; applied to plants or insects which inhabit sandy places.in Syd. Soc. Lex.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.