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

Derived forms: xerophytic plants

Type of: tracheophyte, vascular plant

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