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xe·ric (zir′ik)

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, or having dry or desertlike conditions
  2. xerophytic

Etymology: < xero- + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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