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psammosere

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[sam-uh-seer] / ˈsæm əˌsɪər /

noun

Ecology.

a sere originating on sand or sandy soil.

Etymology

Origin of psammosere

1915–20; < Greek psammo- (combining form of psámmos sand) + sere ²

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