xerophilous
/zi-rof-uh-luhs/US // zɪˈrɒf ə ləs //UK // (zɪˈrɒfɪləs) //
亲水的,嗜水,嗜水成性,亲水
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : Botany. growing in or adapted to dry, especially dry and hot, regions.
- : Zoology. living or flourishing in a dry environment.
Examples
There is no cultivation on the plain, which is to a large extent covered with long sarpat grass and other xerophilous plants.
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