Xerophyte Definition

zîrə-fīt
noun
A plant structurally adapted to growing under very dry or desert conditions, often having greatly reduced leaf surfaces for avoiding water loss, thick, fleshy parts for water storage, and hairs, spines, or thorns.
Webster's New World

(botany) 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.

Wiktionary

A desert plant.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • xerophytic plant
  • desert plant
  • xerophile
  • xerophilous plant

Other Word Forms of Xerophyte

Noun

Singular:
xerophyte
Plural:
xerophytes

Origin of Xerophyte

  • xero- + -phyte

    From Wiktionary

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