| NOUN | plant | xerophyte, desert plant, xerophytic plant, xerophile, 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, xerophytic plant, xerophile, 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 | |
| Adjectives | xerophytic | adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment |
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