psammophilen.adj.
/ˈ(p)samə(ʊ)fʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈ(p)sæməˌfaɪl/ Ecology.
A. n.
A plant that thrives in sand or sandy soil (cf. psammophyte n. at psammo- comb. form ). Later also: an animal that lives in sand, or in a sandy habitat.
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the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > that like particular type of soil
halophyte1879
psammophile1888
pelophile1905
lime-hater1907
lime-lover1907
acidophil1930
nitrophile1930
calcicole1932
calcifuge1946
glycophyte1947
the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > that grows in (and binds) sand
sand plant1849
sand-binder1887
psammophile1888
psammophyte1903
1888 F. A. Lees Flora W. Yorks. 69 Others [sc. plants]..are quite as much psammophiles, if their stations be any guide.
1936 Jrnl. Ecol. 24 130 If..much of our British flora survived the last onset of the ice, calcicoles as well as psammophiles had the soils they preferred during the last interglacial in Breckland.
1998 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 25 1127/1 Comparison..with animal communities of other desert regions..demonstrates that the main difference is the absence of psammophiles and the presence of a rocky assemblage in the Negev.
B. adj.
Growing or living in sand or sandy soil; = psammophilous adj.
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the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [adjective] > that likes particular type of soil
muddy1818
glareal1847
sabulose1866
psammophilous1869
calcicole1882
calcicolous1886
pelophilous1888
halophytic1895
salsuginous1897
psammophile1901
silicicolous1901
gypsophilous1902
nitrophilous1903
calciphobous1907
calcifuge1909
calciphilous1909
lime-loving1916
calciphile1934
lime-hating1935
psammophilic1939
silicicole1965
nitrophilic1971
1901 C. T. Mohr Plant Life Alabama 131 The slender, wiry culms of this grass..render the species one of the most striking types of psammophile plants.
1939 R. W. Pennak in F. R. Moulton Problems Lake Biol. 100 Psammophile rotifers..are also found in littoral regions among vegetation.
2000 Biol. Conservation 94 235 This study examined the impact of the above-ground shrub growth on sand-living (psammophile) annual plants and small animals.
Derivatives
psammoˈphilic adj. = psammophilous adj.
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the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [adjective] > that likes particular type of soil
muddy1818
glareal1847
sabulose1866
psammophilous1869
calcicole1882
calcicolous1886
pelophilous1888
halophytic1895
salsuginous1897
psammophile1901
silicicolous1901
gypsophilous1902
nitrophilous1903
calciphobous1907
calcifuge1909
calciphilous1909
lime-loving1916
calciphile1934
lime-hating1935
psammophilic1939
silicicole1965
nitrophilic1971
1939 Jrnl. Mammalogy 20 145 All the records concerning the mode of life of Diplomesodon depict it as a typical psammophilic species.
1987 M. S. Laverack & J. Dando Lect. Notes Invertebr. Zool. (ed. 3) ii. 24/1 Psammophilic forms [sc. of Protozoa] inhabit the interstices between sand grains.
1998 Jrnl. Arid Environments 39 602 Endemic genera [of sand scorpions] belong to non-related families, suggesting that psammophilic adaptations evolved in situ in different sand deserts of the world.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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