xerophyte

2 definitions found

xerophyte - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  xerophyte \xe"ro*phyte\, n.
     A plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water;
     compare hydrophyte and mesophyte.
  
     Syn: desert plant, xerophytic plant, xerophile, xerophilous
          plant.
          [WordNet 1.5]

xerophyte - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  xerophyte
      n 1: plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water;
           compare hydrophyte and mesophyte [syn: desert plant,
           xerophyte, xerophytic plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant
           ]