Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An organism that flourishes in a very dry environment.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
xerophilous .
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- noun Any
xerophilic organism .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte
Etymologies
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xero- + -phile
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