1) Agave 2) Cactus 3) Xerophile
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1) Desert plant 2) Deserts and xeric shrubland 3) Drought-tolerant plant 4) Tracheophyte 5) Vascular plant 6) Xerophile 7) Xerophilous plant 8) Xerophytic plant
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a plant generally living in a dry habitat, typically showing xeromorphic or succulent adaptation; a plant able to tolerate long periods of drought; cf. xeromorph.
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A xerophyte (from Greek xero dry, phuton plant) is a species of plant that has adapted to survive in an environment with little water, such as a desert or an ice- or snow-covered region in the Alps or the Arctic. The morphology and physiology of xerophytes are variously adapted to conserve water, and commonly also to store large quantities of wate...
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a plant which naturally grows in dry regions and is often structurally modified to withstand dry conditions
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A plant that is adatped to a very dry arid climate
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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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<botany> A plant that survives or thrives in areas with very little moisture. ... (06 May 1997) ...
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A plant adapted for growth with limited water.
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A plant that can survive in a very dry location or climate.
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Plant that can grow in dry places (eg. cacti). A plant structurally adapted for growth with a limited water supply.
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A plant that is adatped to a very dry arid climate
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(Gk: xeros=dry; phyton plant) a plant adapted to living under arid conditions.
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A plant that is adapted to, and needs, dry desert climate or is particularly hardy in periodic droughts.
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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 genera...
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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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Plant adapted to live in dry conditions. Common adaptations to reduce the rate of transpiration include a reduction of leaf size, sometimes to spines or scales; a dense covering of hairs over the leaf to trap a layer of moist air (as in edelweiss); water storage cells; sunken stomata; and permanently rolled leaves or leaves that rol...
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