VividLex

Home / Thesaurus / xerophilous

Thesaurus: xerophilous

Drought-loving; able withstand the absence or lack of moisture.

Full dictionary entry Search Lens associations

Related headwords

abledefinitionabsencedefinitionlackdefinitionmoisturedefinitionwithstanddefinitionadapteddefinitionclimatesdefinitiondrydefinitionpeculiarlydefinitionplantsdefinitiontermeddefinitionxerophagyfamilyxerophilefamilyxerophilous plantfamilyxerophthalmiafamilyxerophthalmusfamilyxerophthalmyfamilyXerophyllum tenaxfamilyxerophytefamilyxerophytesfamilyxerophyticfamilyxerophytic plantfamilyxerodermianeighborxerographicneighborxerographic copierneighborxerographic printerneighborxerographyneighborxeromaneighbor

Definitions

  1. a. Drought-loving; able withstand the absence or lack of moisture.
  2. Drought-loving; able withstand the absence or lack of moisture. Plants which are peculiarly adapted to dry climates are termed by De Candolle xerophilous. Goodale.
  3. Drought-loving; able withstand the absence or lack of moisture.Plants which are peculiarly adapted to dry climates are termed by DeCandolle xerophilous. Goodale.
  4. a. Drought-loving; able withstand the absence or lack of moisture.