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Mesoxerophyte

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mesohydrophytenoun(biology) Any plant whose tolerance to moisture is intermediate between that of a mesophyte and a hydrophyte
xeromesophytenoun(biology) A mesophyte adapted to thrive in a very dry environment.
xeromorphnounAny plant, with xeromorphic leaves, that is adapted to a dry atmosphere; a xerophyte.
mesophytenoun(botany) Any normal terrestrial plant that grows in environments that have an average supply of water.
euxerophytenounAny plant that has adapted to live in very dry conditions
mesophytismnounThe condition of being a mesophyte.
xerophytic(botany) Of, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte
xerohalophytenounA halophyte that thrives in very dry conditions.
xerophytenounA desert plant
xeriphytenoun(horticulture) Alternative form of xerophyte. [(botany) Any plant suited for life in a habitat where water is scarce, such as in a desert or chaparral. Such plants may be succulent, have small or reduced leaves, or spines.]
dissophytenoun(biology) In phytogeography, a plant of which the subterranean parts are adapted to mesophytic or even hydrophytic conditions, and the aerial parts to xerophytic conditions.
sensitive plantnounA plant that moves in response to touch and other physical stimuli; especially Mimosa pudica, an annual plant native to Central and South America.
trophophytenoun(botany) A plant which behaves as hydrophyte in the rainy season and a xerophyte in the dry season.
xerophytismnoun(botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.
halophytenoun(botany) Any plant that tolerates an environment having a high salt content
mesophanerophytenoun(biology) Any phanerophyte between 8 and 30 metres in height
tropophytenoun(biology) Any plant that lives in an environment in which heavy rainfall alternates with periods of drought
mediocratnounA politician or bureaucrat of mediocre ability.
eremophytenoun(biology) Any plant that grows in a desert or steppe environment
xerophytizationnoun(ecology) Adaptation to xerophytes.

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