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xer·o·phyte  audio  (zîr-ft) KEY 

NOUN:
A plant adapted to living in a dry arid habitat; a desert plant.


OTHER FORMS:
xero·phytic  (-ftk) KEY (Adjective), xero·phyti·cal·ly(Adverb), xero·phytism  (-ftz-m, -f-tz-) KEY (Noun)


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