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eremophyte

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[er-uh-moh-fahyt, ih-ree-muh-] / ˈɛr ə moʊˌfaɪt, ɪˈri mə- /

noun

Botany.
  1. a plant that grows in desert conditions.


Etymology

Origin of eremophyte

< New Latin eremo- (combining form representing Greek érēmos solitary, empty; hermit ) + -phyte