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Xerophytic

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Adjective

1. xerophytic

adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment

Example Sentences:
'cacti are xerophytic plants'
'xerophytic adaptations'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Xerophytic

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noun
a xerophilous plant, such as a cactus

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Xerophytic

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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.

Xerophytic

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n.
A plant adapted to surviving with little water.

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