"xerophyte" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzɪəɹəʊfaɪt/ Forms: xerophytes [plural]
Etymology: From xero- (“dry”) + -phyte (“plant”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|xero|phyte|t1=dry|t2=plant}} xero- (“dry”) + -phyte (“plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} xerophyte (plural xerophytes)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Botany Translations (botany: a plant suited for life in a habitat where water is scarce): xerofyt [masculine] (Dutch), kuivakkokasvi (Finnish), kserofyytti (Finnish), xéirifít [feminine] (Irish), xerobio [masculine] (Italian), xerofita [feminine] (Italian), xerofyt (Swedish), halamang tuyuin (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-xerophyte-en-noun-mfc62VPf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with xero-, English terms suffixed with -phyte, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with xero-: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phyte: 91 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 93 7 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'botany: a plant suited for life in a habitat where water is scarce': 93 7
  2. A desert plant
    Sense id: en-xerophyte-en-noun-3a5S~k-8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: xeric plant Derived forms: euxerophyte, mesoxerophyte, xerophytic Related terms: xeromorphic, xerophytic

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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