glarealadj.
/ˈɡlɛːrɪəl/ Botany.
Growing on dry exposed soils. Cf. glareous adj. b.
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muddy1818
glareal1847
sabulose1866
psammophilous1869
calcicole1882
calcicolous1886
pelophilous1888
halophytic1895
salsuginous1897
psammophile1901
silicicolous1901
gypsophilous1902
nitrophilous1903
calciphobous1907
calcifuge1909
calciphilous1909
lime-loving1916
calciphile1934
lime-hating1935
psammophilic1939
silicicole1965
nitrophilic1971
1847 H. C. Watson Cybele Britannica I. 66 Glareal, plants of dry exposed ground, chiefly on gravel or sand.
1930 G. C. Druce Flora Northants. 278 Brachypodium pinnatum... Native. Glareal.
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