dryscape

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noun

The non-living part of a landscape.

“Proper design of a rock garden's dryscape is almost as important as the choice of plants.”

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Meanings

noundryscape (plural dryscapes)

plural dryscapes

  1. The non-living part of a landscape.

    Proper design of a rock garden's dryscape is almost as important as the choice of plants.

  2. Xeriscape.

Origin

From dry + -scape.

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Cite this entry
APA

dryscape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dryscape

MLA

“dryscape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dryscape. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dryscape,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dryscape.

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