释义 |
xeric, a. Ecol.|ˈzɪərɪk| [f. xero- + -ic.] Having or characterized by a scanty amount of moisture.
1926, etc. [see hydric a.2]. 1932Fuller & Conard tr. Braun-Blanquet's Plant Sociol. v. 115 In spite of this temporary excess of precipitation, the vegetation of the southern Cévennes has many xeric features. 1967M. E. Hale Biol. Lichens vii. 94 Xeric savannas and mesic maple woods. 1979Jrnl. Arid Environments II. 255 This soil represents an edaphically xeric condition. |