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xerocolous

xerocolous adjective: tolerant of very dry conditions.

Adjective

xerocolous (comparative more xerocolous, superlative most xerocolous)

  1. tolerant of very dry conditions

Forms of xerocolous

comparativemore xerocolous
superlativemost xerocolous

Origin of xerocolous

From xero- + -colous.

Questions about xerocolous

What does xerocolous mean?
Xerocolous means tolerant of very dry conditions.
What part of speech is xerocolous?
Xerocolous is an adjective.

Words near xerocolous in the dictionary

  1. xerochrepts
  2. xerocline
  3. xeroclines
  4. xerocole
  5. xerocoles
  6. xerocolous
  7. xerocomic acid
  8. xerocomorubin
  9. xerocopied
  10. xerocopies
  11. xerocopy

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