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Definition: XEROPHILOUS |
XEROPHILOUSAdjective1. Drought-loving; able withstand the absence or lack of moisture. |
Etymology: Xerophilous \Xe*roph"i*lous\, adjective. [Greek expression dry to love.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Food & Agriculture | Description of a plant which needs plenty of heat and a minimum of water. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Expression using "XEROPHILOUS": xerophilous plant. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "XEROPHILOUS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Dutch | xerophiel. (various references) | ||||||||||
French | xérophile. (various references) | ||||||||||
German | xerophil. (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | xerofilo. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | erophilousxay ксерофільний. (various references) | ||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "XEROPHILOUS" (pronounced 'Xe*roph"i*lous'): Acanthocephalous, Acarpellous, Acephalous, Achilous, Acholous, Achylous, Acidulous, Adenophyllous, Amphibolous, Amyelous, Androcephalous, Anemorphilous, Angulous, Anhelous, Anisodactylous, Anisophyllous, Anomalous, Anomophyllous, Anthophilous, Antibillous, Antivariolous, Apellous, Aphyllous, Arenulous, Argillous, Artiodactylous, Aurocephalous, Autocephalous, Basylous, benevolous, Biangulous, Bibulous, Bicephalous, Calculous, Callous, Cancellous, Caryophyllous, Cautelous, Cavernulous, Cephalous, Chylous, Corpusculous, Credulous, Daedalous, Decaphyllous, Dedalous, Fibrillous, Filipendulous, fistulous, Flosculous. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-i-l-o-o-p-r-s-u-x" | |
-3 letters: horsepox, perilous, plushier, polisher, repolish. | |
-4 letters: hirples, hoopers, hurlies, leprous, loopers, loopier, lousier, orioles, pelorus, phloxes, pileous, plexors, plusher, poorish, proxies, pushier, soilure, soupier, spoiler, sporule, uphroes. | |
-5 letters: ephori, ephors, helios, hirple, hirsel, hirsle, holier, holies, hoolie, hooper, hopers, hosier, houris, housel, houser, isohel, lisper, looies, looper, looser, lopers, lories, louies, loupes, lusher. | |
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