mesoxerophyte

M3E1S1O1X8E1R1O1P3H4Y4T1E1

noun

Any plant whose tolerance to moisture is intermediate between that of a mesophyte and a xerophyte

Scrabble 30

Meanings

nounmesoxerophyte (plural mesoxerophytes)

plural mesoxerophytes

  1. Any plant whose tolerance to moisture is intermediate between that of a mesophyte and a xerophyte

Origin

From meso- (“middle”) + xero- + -phyte (“plant”).

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

mesoxerophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoxerophyte

MLA

“mesoxerophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoxerophyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesoxerophyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoxerophyte.

Source: mesoxerophyte on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.