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xerophytic

xerophytic adjective: of, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte.

Adjective

xerophytic (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte
  2. Having a very dry environment

Noun

xerophytic (plural xerophytics)

  1. xerophyte

Forms of xerophytic

pluralxerophytics

Origin of xerophytic

From xerophyte + -ic.

Words formed from xerophytic

Questions about xerophytic

What does xerophytic mean?
Xerophytic means of, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte.
What part of speech is xerophytic?
Xerophytic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near xerophytic in the dictionary

  1. xerophthalmus
  2. xerophthalmy
  3. xerophyllous
  4. xerophyte
  5. xerophytes
  6. xerophytic
  7. xerophytically
  8. xerophytics
  9. xerophytism
  10. xerophytization
  11. xeroplastic

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