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mesoxerophyte

mesoxerophyte noun: any plant whose tolerance to moisture is intermediate between that of a mesophyte and a xerophyte.

Noun

mesoxerophyte (plural mesoxerophytes)

  1. Any plant whose tolerance to moisture is intermediate between that of a mesophyte and a xerophyte

Forms of mesoxerophyte

pluralmesoxerophytes

Origin of mesoxerophyte

From meso- (“middle”) + xero- + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about mesoxerophyte

What does mesoxerophyte mean?
Mesoxerophyte means any plant whose tolerance to moisture is intermediate between that of a mesophyte and a xerophyte.
What part of speech is mesoxerophyte?
Mesoxerophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of mesoxerophyte?
The plural of mesoxerophyte is mesoxerophytes.

Words near mesoxerophyte in the dictionary

  1. mesowear
  2. mesoxalate
  3. mesoxalates
  4. mesoxalic acid
  5. mesoxalylurea
  6. mesoxerophyte
  7. mesoxerophytes
  8. mesoxerophytic
  9. mesozeaxanthin
  10. mesozeugma
  11. mesozeugmenon

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