Xeriscape
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A kind of landscape design for arid regions, minimising the need for irrigation.
"Randy looks up over the Impala and the retaining wall and the ice-clogged xeriscape above that and into the lobby of Waterhouse House, where Amy Shaftoe has her feet up on a coffee table and is looking through some of the extremely sad Cayuse-related literature that Randy bought for Avi."
- 1 To landscape in a water-friendly manner.
Example
More examples"Randy looks up over the Impala and the retaining wall and the ice-clogged xeriscape above that and into the lobby of Waterhouse House, where Amy Shaftoe has her feet up on a coffee table and is looking through some of the extremely sad Cayuse-related literature that Randy bought for Avi."
Etymology
From 1980s Xeriscape, a term coined (and trademarked) by Denver Water. From xeri- + -scape.
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