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xerophytism

xerophytism noun: the adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.

Noun

xerophytism (uncountable)

  1. The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.

Origin of xerophytism

From xerophyte + -ism.

Questions about xerophytism

What does xerophytism mean?
Xerophytism means the adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.
What part of speech is xerophytism?
Xerophytism is a noun.

Words near xerophytism in the dictionary

  1. xerophyte
  2. xerophytes
  3. xerophytic
  4. xerophytically
  5. xerophytics
  6. xerophytism
  7. xerophytization
  8. xeroplastic
  9. xeroprint
  10. xeroprinted
  11. xeroprinting

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