xerothermic

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adjective

Both hot and dry.

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Meanings

adjectivexerothermic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablesciencesBoth hot and dry.
  2. not comparableThat flourishes in hot, dry conditions.

    […] a southwestern, xerothermic element, including Geothallus, Targionia, and various Riccia species.

    1966 October, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume I, New York, N.Y.; London: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 4

Origin

From xero- + thermic.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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