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Xerophile logo #10101) Agave 2) Xerophyte
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Xerophile

Xerophile logo #10101) Desert plant 2) Ecology terminology 3) Tracheophyte 4) Vascular plant 5) Xerophilous plant 6) Xerophyte 7) Xerophytic plant
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Xerophile

Xerophile logo #21000 A xerophile ({etymology|gre|xēros|dry||philos|loving}), is an extremophilic organism that can grow and reproduce in conditions with a low availability of water, also known as water activity. Water activity (aw) is a measure of the amount of water within a substrate an organism can use to support sexual growth. Xerophiles are often said to be `xe....
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xerophile

xerophile logo #20973<biology, zoology> An organism adapted to growth at very low water potentials. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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Xerophile

Xerophile logo #10444An organism which can grow at very low moisture levels.
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xerophile

xerophile logo #21009xerophile 1. Organisms (plants and animals) that are well adapted to or which are adapted to live in a dry climate. 2. A reference to a plant that is able to grow in very dry conditions because it has adapted to restricting water loss by shedding leaves at the beginning of the dry season or by growing waxy leaves or dense hairs.
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xerophile

xerophile logo #21009xerophilous, xerophile, xerophily In biology, thriving in dry habitats or in very low water conditions.
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