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eremophilous

American  
[er-uh-mof-uh-luhs] / ˌɛr əˈmɒf ə ləs /

adjective

Ecology.
  1. requiring a desert habitat.


Etymology

Origin of eremophilous

< New Latin eremo- ( see eremophyte) + -philous

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