xerophyte

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.

xerophyte

(ˈzɪərəˌfaɪt) n (Botany) a xerophilous plant, such as a cactus xerophytic adj ˌxeroˈphytically adv ˈxeroˌphytism n

xe•ro•phyte

(ˈzɪər əˌfaɪt)

n. a plant adapted for growth under dry conditions. [1895–1900] xe`ro•phyt′ic (-ˈfɪt ɪk) adj. xe`ro•phyt′i•cal•ly, adv. xe′ro•phyt`ism, n.

xer·o·phyte

(zîr′ə-fīt′) A plant that grows in an arid habitat; a desert plant. Cacti are xerophytes.

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Noun

xerophyte - plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophytedesert plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant, xerophytic plantagave, American aloe, century plant - tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fibertracheophyte, vascular plant - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms

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xérophyte

xerophyte

a plant that is adapted to growing in areas with low or irregular supplies of water. Various modifications can be noted which reduce water loss by TRANSPIRATION: sunken STOMATA (e.g. Pinus); rolled leaves with the stomata on the inner surface only (e.g. MARRAM GRASS); development of leaf spines (e.g. gorse); possession of small leaves (e.g. many heathers). Compare HYDROPHYTE, MESOPHYTE.

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Synonyms for xerophyte

noun plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water

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