SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY: XEROPHILOUS

SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY: XEROPHILOUS

 

PRONUNCIATION:

(zee-ROF-uh-luhs)

MEANING: (adjective):
Adapted to a very dry or desert environment.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek xero- (dry) + -philous (liking). Earliest documented use: 1863.

USAGE:   

"'We need to focus on the landscaping without using water,' said Plambeck ... She wants to turn the Castaic School site into a xerophilous garden."
Bhavna Mistry; Garden May Go on Site; Daily News (Los Angeles, California); Dec 25, 1999.

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