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xeromorph
xeromorph n. 
/ˈzirəˌmɔrf/ a xeromorphic plant.
Brit. /ˈzɪərə(ʊ)mɔːf/
, /ˈzɪərə(ʊ)mɔːf/U.S. /ˈzɪrəˌmɔrf/
, /ˈzɪrəˌmɔrf//ˈzirəˌmɔrf/ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > that likes or tolerates a dry habitat
xerophil1884
xerophyte1897
sclerophyll1911
phreatophyte1920
xerosere1926
xeromorph1934
1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Xeromorph.
1953 Sci. News 27 10 The term ‘xerophyte’ is now limited to those plants able to endure conditions of drought, while salt-marsh plants are known as ‘xeromorphs’.
1981 Austral. Jrnl. Bot. 29 518 G[revillea] annulifera has the nutritional characteristics common to xeromorphs plus strategies to channel nutrients very efficiently to its seeds.
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