arenophile

See also: arénophile

English

Etymology

From areno- +‎ -phile.

Noun

arenophile (plural arenophiles)

1. One who collects sand samples as a hobby.
2. (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^[1], 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.

Synonyms

• psammophile

Related terms

• arenophilic