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xerophyte /ZEER-uh-fyt/

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nounA plant adapted to growing in a very dry or desert environment.[From Greek xero- (dry) + phyton (plant). Earliest documented use: 1897.]"Saavik's bemused comment when Captain Howe, her former first officer, had sent her a 'get well cactus' was that on Vulcan it was a superfluous xerophyte." Keith R.A. DeCandido; Star Trek: Tales of the Dominion War; Simon & Schuster; 2004.

Back	xerophyte /ZEER-uh-fyt/
Front	noun A plant adapted to growing in a very dry or desert environment. [From Greek xero- (dry) + phyton (plant). Earliest documented use: 1897.] "Saavik's bemused comment when Captain Howe, her former first officer, had sent her a 'get well cactus' was that on Vulcan it was a superfluous xerophyte." Keith R.A. DeCandido; Star Trek: Tales of the Dominion War; Simon & Schuster; 2004.

Xerophyte Zeer Uh Fyt Noun Plant Adapted Growing Dry Desert