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xerophile::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | desert plant, xerophilous plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant |
| Type of | tracheophyte, vascular plant |
| Has types | agave, american aloe, century plant |
Examples of xerophile
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In Cuyo, semiarid thorny bushes and other xerophile plants abound.
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The park is close to the edge of the Kalahari desert, a region with little water and very sparse, xerophile vegetation.
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The canyon has steep and vertical sides that rise to up to 1000 meters from the river below with mostly tropical rainforest but some areas with xerophile vegetation such as cactus can be found.
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- Desert plant: plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte
- Xerophiles are extremophilic organisms that can grow and reproduce in conditions with a low availability of water, also known as water activity. Water activity (aw) is a measure of the amount of water within a that an organism can use to support sexual growth. ...
- Any xerophilic organism
- (Xerophiles (fungal)) Fungi that thrive at low water activities.
- (Xerophilic) Able to grow under dry conditions.
