xeriscape
UK/ˈzɛ.ɹɪ.skeɪp//ˈzɛɹ.ə.skeɪp/
xeriscape noun: a kind of landscape design for arid regions, minimising the need for irrigation.
Noun
xeriscape (plural xeriscapes)
- A kind of landscape design for arid regions, minimising the need for irrigation.
- Randy looks up over the Impala and the retaining wall and the ice-clogged xeriscape above that and into the lobby of Waterhouse House, where Amy Shaftoe has her feet up on a coffee table and is looking through some of the extremely sad Cayuse-related literature that Randy bought for Avi.1999, Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon, London: Heinemann; republished London: Arrow Books, Random House, 2000, page 628
- But Frank Fairbanks, a retired public administrator, had to sheepishly acknowledge that he had grass. “Unfortunately, like many of our central Phoenix neighbors, we have a green lawn which consumes more water than xeriscape,” he told the paper.2011 April 9, Marc Lacey, “Spraying to Make Yards Green ... but With Paint, Not Water”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020
Verb
xeriscape (third-person singular simple present xeriscapes, present participle xeriscaping, simple past and past participle xeriscaped)
xeriscape meaning in Tamil
xeriscape in Tamil
- வறள்நிலப்பகுதி திட்டம்
Forms of xeriscape
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | xeriscapes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | xeriscapes |
| present participle | xeriscaping |
| past participle | xeriscaped |
| past | xeriscaped |
Origin of xeriscape
From 1980s Xeriscape, a term coined (and trademarked) by Denver Water. From xeri- + -scape.
Questions about xeriscape
- What does xeriscape mean?
- Xeriscape means a kind of landscape design for arid regions, minimising the need for irrigation.
- What is xeriscape in Tamil?
- Xeriscape in Tamil is வறள்நிலப்பகுதி திட்டம். See Xeriscape meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is xeriscape?
- Xeriscape can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce xeriscape?
- Xeriscape is pronounced /ˈzɛ.ɹɪ.skeɪp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of xeriscape?
- The plural of xeriscape is xeriscapes.
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Source and license
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