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Xerophyte

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Noun

1. desert plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant

plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Xerophyte

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noun
a xerophilous plant, such as a cactus

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Xerophyte

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noun
a plant structurally adapted to growing under very dry or desert conditions, often having greatly reduced leaf surfaces for avoiding water loss, thick, fleshy parts for water storage, and hairs, spines, or thorns

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Xerophyte

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n.
A plant adapted to surviving with little water.

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