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xerotolerant

xerotolerant adjective: capable of thriving in a dry environment.

Adjective

xerotolerant (comparative more xerotolerant, superlative most xerotolerant)

  1. Capable of thriving in a dry environment.

Forms of xerotolerant

comparativemore xerotolerant
superlativemost xerotolerant

Origin of xerotolerant

From xero- + tolerant.

Questions about xerotolerant

What does xerotolerant mean?
Xerotolerant means capable of thriving in a dry environment.
What part of speech is xerotolerant?
Xerotolerant is an adjective.

Words near xerotolerant in the dictionary

  1. xerothermophilous
  2. xerothermous
  3. xerotherms
  4. xerotic
  5. xerotolerance
  6. xerotolerant
  7. xerotripsis
  8. xerotropic
  9. xerotropism
  10. xerox
  11. xerox art

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