Ammophila

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proper / feminine noun (botany / entomology)

Definition

A double taxonomic genus designating, in botany, a category of perennial grasses in the Poaceae family (marram grass) adapted to stabilizing maritime dunes, and in entomology, a genus of solitary hunting wasps in the Sphecidae family, known for their structural habit of burrowing nests into sandy substrates and feeding their larvae with chemically paralyzed caterpillars.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Ammophila
  • Marram grass

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Proper noun, scientific classification, invariable grammatical structure.
Formation Neo-Latin taxonomic construction derived from Greek 'ammos' (sand) and 'philos' (loving).
Spelling / Pronunciation [æ.ˈmɒ.fɪ.lə]
Source International Index of Plant and Animal Taxa

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Rădăcinile lungi și ramificate de Ammophila împiedică eroziunea eoliană a plajelor de pe coasta atlantică.

EN: The long and branched roots of Ammophila prevent wind erosion of the beaches along the Atlantic coast.

RO: O viespe din genul Ammophila a fost observată transportând o omidă mare spre gaura săpată în nisip.

EN: A wasp of the Ammophila genus was observed carrying a large caterpillar toward the hole dug in the sand.

RO: Biologul a colectat specimene de Ammophila arenaria pentru a le analiza toleranța la salinitate în laborator.

EN: The biologist collected Ammophila arenaria specimens to analyze their salinity tolerance in the laboratory.

Idioms & Phrases

Ammophila arenaria / Ammophila arenaria

RO: Specie tip de iarbă de nisip folosită pe scară largă la nivel mondial pentru stabilizarea mecanică a dunelor de coastă.

EN: A type species of beachgrass widely used worldwide for the mechanical stabilization of coastal sand dunes.

Viespe din genul Ammophila / Ammophila sand wasp

RO: Insectă solitară renumită pentru utilizarea unei mici pietre ca unealtă mecanică pentru a tasa pământul la intrarea în cuib.

EN: A solitary insect renowned for using a small stone as a mechanical tool to compact the soil at its nest entrance.

Asociație de Ammophila / Ammophila community

RO: Grupare vegetală ecologică dominată de această iarbă, specifică primelor linii de dune mobile de pe plaje.

EN: An ecological plant grouping dominated by this grass, specific to the first lines of shifting dunes on beaches.

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