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arid·i·ty
\əˈridəd.ē, aˈ-, eˈ-, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin ariditas, from aridus + -itas -ity
1. : the quality or state of being arid : dryness
< the aridity of desert sands >
2. : unavailability of water present in a habitat to organisms occupying that habitat whether caused by inability of the organisms to remove the water or to the ability of the soil to withhold it |