nitrophobous
/ˌnʌɪtrəˈfəʊbəs/ /nʌɪˈtrɒfəbəs/Ecology
adjective
Especially of a lichen or fungus: not growing or thriving in a soil or on a substrate that is rich in nitrogen.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in American Naturalist. From nitro- + -phobous, after nitrophilous. Compare German nitrophob.