xeriscaped

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A form of xeriscape — A kind of landscape design for arid regions, minimising the need for irrigation.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of xeriscape

    But do not get devotees of xeriscaped yards, as desert landscaping is known, started about the deleterious effects of all that grass planted around the desert, wastefully sapping water, a valuable and scarce commodity here.

    2011 April 9, Marc Lacey, “Spraying to Make Yards Green ... but With Paint, Not Water”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020
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APA

xeriscaped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xeriscaped

MLA

“xeriscaped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xeriscaped. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xeriscaped,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xeriscaped.

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