ammophila

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noun (1)

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plural -s

: a sand wasp of the genus Sphex

Ammophila

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noun (2)

Am·​moph·​i·​la

əˈmäfələ,

aˈ-

: a small genus of coarse perennial grasses growing on sandy shores and dunes and having awnless flowers crowded into a long spikelike panicle see beach grass, marram grass

Ammophila

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taxonomic synonym of sphex:1

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

New Latin, from amm- + -phila

New Latin, from amm- + -phila

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1798, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1829, in the meaning defined above

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