xerophytic plant

English Thesaurus

1. plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	tracheophyte, vascular plant,
definition	:	green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	agave, american aloe, century plant,
definition	:	tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber (noun.plant)

derivation	:	xerophytic,
definition	:	adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment (adj.all)

derivation	:	xerophytic,
definition	:	adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment (adj.all)