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Nitrophily is a botanical term that indicates a preference of certain plant species for a habitat rich in nitrate. This term was first introduced by George Fuller during the 1930s. The word is a contraction of the Greek words νἰτρον (nitron) meaning "saltpetre" and φίλος (philos) meaning "friendly".

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Within Vinony's link graph, nitrofyl is referenced by 20 other articles, and connects out to botany, digital object identifier and Urtica.

It sits within the topics Plant ecology and Soil fertility.

Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.

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