xerophyte

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

xerophyte
    n 1: plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water;
         compare hydrophyte and mesophyte [syn: {desert plant},
         {xerophyte}, {xerophytic plant}, {xerophile}, {xerophilous
         plant}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

xerophyte \xe"ro*phyte\, n.
   A plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water;
   compare {hydrophyte} and {mesophyte}.

   Syn: desert plant, xerophytic plant, xerophile, xerophilous
        plant.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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