noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any xerophilic organism.
2. 2
   plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

desert plantdesert plantxerophilous plantxerophytexerophytic plant

Etymology

From xero- + -phile.

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