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xerophilous

xerophilous adjective: able to thrive in dry weather.

Adjective

xerophilous (comparative more xerophilous, superlative most xerophilous)

  1. Able to thrive in dry weather.
    • The cactus is very xerophilous.

Forms of xerophilous

comparativemore xerophilous
superlativemost xerophilous

Origin of xerophilous

From xero- + -philous.

Words formed from xerophilous

Questions about xerophilous

What does xerophilous mean?
Xerophilous means able to thrive in dry weather.
What part of speech is xerophilous?
Xerophilous is an adjective.

Words near xerophilous in the dictionary

  1. xerophagy
  2. xerophil
  3. xerophile
  4. xerophiles
  5. xerophilic
  6. xerophilous
  7. xerophils
  8. xerophily
  9. xerophobe
  10. xerophobes
  11. xerophobia

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