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noun
Any plant suited for life in a habitat where water is scarce, such as in a desert or chaparral. Such plants may be succulent, have small or reduced leaves, or spines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A desert plant
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: desert plant, xerophytic plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vascular plant, tracheophyte
Narrower terms: agave, century plant, American aloe
History
From xero- (“dry”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
