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Webster 1913 Edition

Xerophilous

Xe-roph′i-lous

,

Adj.

[Gr.

ξηρόσ

dry + [GREEK] to love.]

(Bot.)

Drought-loving; able withstand the absence or lack of moisture.

Plants which are peculiarly adapted to dry climates are termed by

De Candolle

xerophilous

.

Goodale.