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Desert plant   /dˈɛzərt plænt/   Listen
Desert plant

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





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"Desert plant" Quotes from Famous Books



... annals of cooking, of which immense quantities are imported, chiefly from the South of France. It is common also in Italy and Germany, and is often found in Northamptonshire, and some other of our own counties. The "kemmayes," a desert plant of the truffle kind, is a great favorite with ...
— The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom • P. L. Simmonds


Words linked to "Desert plant" :   century plant, agave, American aloe, vascular plant, xerophilous plant, tracheophyte, xerophyte


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