单词 | psammophyte |
释义 | > as lemmaspsammophyte psammophyte n. Brit. , U.S. [after German Psammophyt (1898 in the passage translated in quot. 1903); compare earlier psammophile n.] Botany and Ecology a plant restricted to sandy habitats; a psammophilous plant.ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > that grows in (and binds) sand sand plant1849 sand-binder1887 psammophile1888 psammophyte1903 1903 W. R. Fisher tr. A. F. W. Schimper Plant-geogr. ii. i. 180 The formations of the sandy sea-shore and of dunes serve as excellent examples of the vegetation of psammophytes [Ger. der Psammophyten]. 1961 S. P. Suslov Physical Geogr. of Asiatic Russia iv. 497 Another pioneer psammophyte is the saxaul (Ammodendron conollyi) a member of the legume family, and a plant endemic to the sandy deserts of central Asia. 2003 Biol. Conservation 115 151/1 The natural beach vegetation on the sand dunes includes psammophytes such as Ipomea pescaprae. < as lemmas |
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