Usually means: Plant adapted to dry environments.
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  1. xerophyte: Merriam-Webster
  2. xerophyte: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. xerophyte: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. xerophyte: Collins English Dictionary
  5. xerophyte: Vocabulary.com
  6. xerophyte: Wordnik
  7. xerophyte: Wiktionary
  8. xerophyte: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. xerophyte: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. xerophyte: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. xerophyte: Dictionary.com
  12. Xerophyte: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. xerophyte: Rhymezone
  14. xerophyte: FreeDictionary.org
  15. xerophyte: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. xerophyte: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. xerophyte: Encyclopedia

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  1. Archaeology Wordsmith (No longer online)
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  3. GreenWeb Gardening Glossary (No longer online)
  4. Bryological (No longer online)
  5. Flora of New South Wales (No longer online)
  6. Xerophyte: The Orchid Lady's Illustrated Orchid Encyclopedia

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  1. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)
  2. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (xerophyte)

noun:  (botany) Any plant suited for life in a habitat where water is scarce, such as in a desert or chaparral. Such plants may be succulent, have small or reduced leaves, or spines.
noun:  A desert plant

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