xerophyte.

A plant adapted to survive where available water is scarce.

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Words that belong together

• desert xerophyte
• xerophytic vegetation

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Xerophytes dotted the stony slope.

The plant’s thick leaves marked it as a xerophyte.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Singular xerophyte; plural xerophytes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.