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desert plant

Definition:

a plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water

Class:

plant noun

Plural:

desert plants

Type of:

vascular plant » plant » organism » living thing

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

agave | barrel cactus | cactus | chichipe | cholla | Christmas cactus | coryphantha | crab cactus | Easter cactus | echinocactus | epiphyllum | feather ball | garambulla | hedgehog cereus | Knowlton's cactus | mammillaria | mescal | mistletoe cactus | night-blooming cereus | night-blooming cereus | night-blooming cereus | nopal | pitahaya cactus | prickly pear | rainbow cactus | rattail cactus | saguaro

Synonyms:

xerophile | xerophilous plant | xerophyte | xerophytic organism | xerophytic plant

See also:

aquatic plant | mesophyte

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