xerophyte

Noun

xe=ro=phyte

WORDNET DICTIONARY

xerophyte(n = noun.plant) desert plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant, 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

Derived form adjective xerophytic₁

xerophyte, n. (also xerophile) a plant able to grow in very dry conditions, e.g. in a desert.

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