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Noun: xerophilous plant
  1. Plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte
    - desert plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant, xerophile

Derived forms: xerophilous plants

Type of: tracheophyte, vascular plant

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