xerophytic

1. 1.

   adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment

   “cacti are xerophytic plants”

   “xerophytic adaptations”

   Similarxeric

Questions about xerophytic

What does xerophytic mean?

xerophytic means "adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment".

How many syllables are in xerophytic?

xerophytic has 4 syllables and divides as xe-ro-phy-tic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is xerophytic a common word?

xerophytic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.