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xeromorphy
xeromorphy n. 
/ˈzirəˌmɔrfi/ [-morphy comb. form] Botany the possession by a plant of features characteristic of a xerophilous plant.
Brit. /ˈzɪərə(ʊ)mɔːfi/
, /ˈzɪərə(ʊ)mɔːfi/U.S. /ˈzɪrəˌmɔrfi/
, /ˈzɪrəˌmɔrfi//ˈzirəˌmɔrfi/ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > that likes or tolerates a dry habitat > condition of flourishing in dryness
xerophily1878
xerophytism1900
sclerophylly1903
xeromorphy1909
1909 E. Warming et al. Oecol. Plants xlvi. 194 This xeromorphy of plants growing on wet moor-soil occurs all the world over.
1963 Nature 30 Nov. 909/2 It is well known that xeromorphy is of physiological importance to the aquatic plants which exhibit it and certain tissues become altered in relation to environment.
1980 Bot. Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 80 319 Most of the variable characters are related to xeromorphy and are taxonomically useful within the framework of the present classification.
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