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xero- definition

xero- (zirō, -ə)

dry xerophyte
also, before a vowel, xer-

Etymology: < Gr xēros, dry < IE *sero-, dry: see serene

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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