1) Adapted to dry climates 2) Adapted to the desert 3) Being deficient in moisture 4) Deficient in moisture 5) Fit for growing cacti 6) Having a dry environment 7) Needing little water 8) Requiring little water 9) Xerophytic
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1) Arid 2) Dry 3) Xerophytic
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1. describing a location or habitat with very little moisture. 2. describing an organism that lives in such an environment (Morris 1992).
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dry; lacking in moisture
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pertaining to arid or desert conditions, implying a minimal water supply throughout most of the year (compare mesic)
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Adapted to arid conditions.
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<ecology> Characterised by a scanty supply of moisture, tolerating, or adapted to, arid conditions. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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referring to habitats in which plant production is limited by lack of water (Ricklefs 1970:882).
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pertaining to arid or desert conditions, implying a minimal water supply throughout most of the year (compare mesic)
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Dry.
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a moderately arid habitat; as opposed to a mesic habitat which is moist
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referring to habitats in which plant production is limited by lack of water (Ricklefs 1979882). - See more at http//www.bhopalbirds.com/page/Avion%20Terms#.UkXMsT9rPgZ
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Deficient in available moisture for the support of life (eg. desert environment).
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Xeric: Characterized by a scanty supply of moisture (or tolerating or adapted to dry conditions). The word 'xeric' is derived from 'xeros,' the Greek word for 'dry.' 'Xeric' was coined in 1926 and was in common scientific usage by the 1940s.
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A dry habitat, as opposed to mesic (intermediate) or hydric (wet).
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[
adj] - being deficient in moisture
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xeric 1. A reference to a habitat having a low or inadequate supply of moisture. 2. Tolerating or adapted to dry conditions. 3. Relating or adapted to an extremely dry habitat. 4. Succulents; such as, cacti, aloes, and agaves are xeric plants.
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adjective being deficient in moisture; `deserts provide xeric environments`
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