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psammophyte

American

[sam-uh-fahyt] / ˈsæm əˌfaɪt /

noun

a plant that grows in sand or sandy soil.

Other Word Forms

psammophytic adjective

Etymology

Origin of psammophyte

1900–05; < Greek psammo- (combining form of psámmos sand) + -phyte

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