eremophyte
American
[er-uh-moh-fahyt, ih-ree-muh-]
/ ˈɛr ə moʊˌfaɪt, ɪˈri mə- /
noun
Botany.
Etymology
Origin of eremophyte
< New Latin eremo- (combining form representing Greek érēmos solitary, empty; see hermit) + -phyte
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