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xerophile
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Noun xerophile has 1 sense
- xerophile(n = noun.plant) desert plant, xerophilous plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant - plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte; Array has particulars: agave, american aloe, century plant
is a kind of tracheophyte, vascular plant
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