xerophile

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noun

Any xerophilic organism.

Similar
desert plantxerophytexerophytic plantxerophilous plant
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Meanings

nounxerophile (plural xerophiles)

plural xerophiles

  1. Any xerophilic organism.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounplant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte

Similar
desert plantxerophytexerophytic plantxerophilous plant
Broader
vascular planttracheophyte
Also see
xerophyte

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From xero- + -phile.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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