NOUN | plant | xerophile, desert plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant, xerophilous plant | plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water |
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Meaning | plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte. | |
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Synonyms | desert plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant, xerophilous plant | |
Narrower | agave, century plant, American aloe | Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes |
Broader | vascular plant, tracheophyte | green plant having a vascular system |
Spanish | planta xerófila, xerófila, xerófito | |
Catalan | planta xeròfila, xeròfit |
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