noun
plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte
• Syn: ↑desert plant, ↑xerophyte, ↑xerophytic plant, ↑xerophilous plant
• Derivationally related forms: ↑xerophytic (for: ↑xerophyte)
• Hypernyms: ↑vascular plant, ↑tracheophyte
• Hyponyms: ↑agave, ↑century plant, ↑American aloe
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xēˈrophile noun
A xerophilous plant
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Main Entry: ↑xero-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.