"semidry" meaning in English

See semidry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English dry English semidry From semi- + dry. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|semi-|dry|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English dry English semidry [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*sem-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*sēmi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sēmi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "semi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dry", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "semidry", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="semidry"> From semi- + dry. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} semidry (not comparable)
  1. Somewhat dry. Tags: not-comparable
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  2. Somewhat dry.
    Somewhat dry in climate, but not severely arid.
    Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: semiarid
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