xerophytic

xer·o·phyte

X0005600 (zîr′ə-fīt′)n. A plant adapted to surviving with little water.

xer′o·phyt′ic (-fĭt′ĭk) adj.xer′o·phyt′i·cal·ly adv.xer′o·phyt′ism (-fī′tĭz-əm, -fī-tĭz′-) n.

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Adj.

xerophytic - adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment; "cacti are xerophytic plants"; "xerophytic adaptations"xeric - being deficient in moisture; "deserts provide xeric environments"

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xerophytic

Related to xerophytic: hydrophytic, mesophytic, bryophytic

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adj adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment

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