xerophyte
noun
a plant adapted for growth under dry conditions.
xerophytic
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a word derived from
xerophyte.
Example Sentences
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The northern pygmy mouse, in general, lives in situations more xerophytic and more grassy than does the southern pygmy mouse.
From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Robert L. Packard
The grass Aristida setacea is a good example of a xerophytic grass.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
Areas suitable for Microtus montanus are separated by deserts that are dominated by sagebrush and other xerophytic plants or by forests or rocky exposures at higher altitudes.
From Subspeciation in the Meadow Mouse, Microtus montanus, in Wyoming and Colorado by Sydney Anderson
Distribution.—Smilisca baudini inhabits lowlands and foothills usually covered by xerophytic vegetation or savannas, but in the southern part of its range baudini inhabits tropical evergreen forest.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman
Lying in a rain shadow cast by the Tuxtlas and on sandy and well-drained soils is a dense xerophytic forest.
From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by William E. Duellman
