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xerophyte
xerophyte n. 
/ˈzirəˌfaɪt/ [Greek ϕυτόν plant] Botany a xerophilous plant (see above).
Brit. /ˈzɪərə(ʊ)fʌɪt/
, /ˈzɪərə(ʊ)fʌɪt/U.S. /ˈzɪrəˌfaɪt/
, /ˈzɪrəˌfaɪt//ˈzirəˌfaɪt/ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > that likes or tolerates a dry habitat
xerophil1884
xerophyte1897
sclerophyll1911
phreatophyte1920
xerosere1926
xeromorph1934
1897 J. C. Willis Man. Flowering Plants I. 178 In countries with long dry seasons [etc.].., the plants..agree in having a lower rate of transpiration than plants living where there is plenty of available water. Plants of this kind are termed xerophytes.
1906 G. Henslow in 19th Cent. Nov. 801 E[uphoriba] Paralias is a xerophyte with coriaceous leaves, because it has adapted itself to a maritime situation in England.
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