Meanings
adjectivedrought-tolerant (comparative more drought-tolerant, superlative most drought-tolerant)
comparative more drought-tolerant · superlative most drought-tolerant
- Able to survive long periods of time without rain.
Some of the best drought-tolerant trees are bur oak, Texas red oak, Texas ash, cedar elm, Eve's necklace, chinkapin oak, and Lacey oak.
2003, Howard Garrett, Dear Dirt Doctor: Questions Answered the Natural Way, University of Texas Press, page 109Synonyms: drought-resistant
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAble to survive long periods of time without rain.
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Translations
Arabic مقاوم للجفاف
- مقاوم للجفافable to survive long periods of time without rain
Chinese Mandarin 耐旱的
- 耐旱的 (nàihàn de)able to survive long periods of time without rain
Czech suchovzdorný
- suchovzdornýable to survive long periods of time without rain
Finnish kuivuutta sietävä, kuivuutta kestävä
- kuivuutta sietäväable to survive long periods of time without rain
- kuivuutta kestäväable to survive long periods of time without rain
Hungarian aszálytűrő, szárazságtűrő
- aszálytűrőable to survive long periods of time without rain
- szárazságtűrőable to survive long periods of time without rain
Polish suszoodporny
- suszoodpornyable to survive long periods of time without rain
Russian засухоустойчивый
- засухоустойчивый (zasuxoustojčivyj)able to survive long periods of time without rain
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