Usually means: Loving or thriving in sand.
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  1. ammophilous: Merriam-Webster
  2. ammophilous: Collins English Dictionary
  3. ammophilous: Wordnik
  4. ammophilous: Wiktionary
  5. ammophilous: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. ammophilous: Dictionary.com
  7. ammophilous: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  8. ammophilous: Merriam-Webster

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▸ adjective:  Thriving in a sandy environment.

Similar:
psammophilic, psammophilous, arenophilic, psammobiotic, petrophilous, halophilous, psammoxenic, arenicolous, xeriphilic, acidophilous, more...

Opposite:
xerophilous, hydrophilous, hygrophytic

Types:
hygroscopic, deliquescent, capillary, more...

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Similar:
psammophilic, psammophilous, arenophilic, psammobiotic, petrophilous, halophilous, psammoxenic, arenicolous, xeriphilic, acidophilous, more...

Opposite:
xerophilous, hydrophilous, hygrophytic

Types:
hygroscopic, deliquescent, capillary, more...



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