Look up: xerophyte

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   Xerophyte
   A plant adapted for growth with limited water.
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   Xerophyte
   a plant well adapted to withstand prolonged drought. The typical xerophyte is a deciduous shrub with tiny leaves and a shallow root system that etends well beyond the crown of the shrub.
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   Xerophyte
   Plant that can grow in dry places (eg. cacti). A plant structurally adapted for growth with a limited water supply.
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   Xerophyte
   A plant that is adapted to, and needs, dry desert climate or is particularly hardy in periodic droughts.
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   xerophyte
   a plant which can subsist with a small amount of moisture,as a desert plant or plant under conditions where excess of salts makes it difficult to take in water Category: Botany and zoology
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   xerophyte
   <botany> A plant that survives or thrives in areas with very little moisture. ... (06 May 1997) ...
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   Xerophyte
   A `xerophyte` or `xerophytic organism` (`xero` meaning dry, `phyte` meaning plant) is a plant which is able to survive in an ecosystem with little available water or moisture, usually in environments where potential evapotranspiration exceeds precipitation for all or part of the growing season. Plants like the cactus and other succulents are typically found in deserts where low rainfall amounts are the norm, but xerophytes such as the bromeliads ...
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   xerophyte
   any plant adapted to life in a dry or physiologically dry habitat (salt marsh, saline soil, or acid bog) by means of mechanisms to prevent water ... [4 related articles]
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   xerophyte
   xerophyte, xerophyll, xerophytic 1. A plant living in a dry habitat, typically showing xeromorphic or succulent adaptations and able to tolerate long periods of drought. 2. A plant that is adapted to an arid or dry environment. A xerophilous plant and a plant that is structurally adapted for growth with a limited water supply. The term is generally applied not only to actual ...
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