epipsammic

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adjective

Having a stalk of mucilage that attaches it to a sand grain

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Meanings

adjectiveepipsammic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving a stalk of mucilage that attaches it to a sand grain

Origin

From epi- + psammic, literally “on top of sand”.

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APA

epipsammic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epipsammic

MLA

“epipsammic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epipsammic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epipsammic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epipsammic.

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