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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment;
- Example: "cacti are xerophytic plants"
- Example: "xerophytic adaptations"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

xerophytic \xe`ro*phy"tic\, adj.
   1. (Botany) [Gr. xhro`s dry + fyto`n a plant.] Adapted to a
      xeric (or dry) environment; as, cacti are xerophytic
      plants; xerophytic adaptations.
      [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

xerophytic
    adj 1: adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment; "cacti are
           xerophytic plants"; "xerophytic adaptations"