arenophile
See also: arénophile
English
Etymology
areno- + -phile
Noun
arenophile (plural arenophiles)
- One who collects sand samples as a hobby.
- (botany) A plant that thrives in or requires a sandy environment to grow.
- 1902, James Fraser Robinson, The Flora of the East Riding of Yorkshire, page 161:
- It seems to be a characteristic arenophile. Not common in Holderness except on the morainic gravels, being the chief plant on Coneygarth Hill, near Brandesburton.
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Synonyms
- psammophile
Related terms
- arenophilic