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xerocolous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xe-ro-colous
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

tolerant of very dry conditions

Etymology

From xero- + -colous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more xerocolous (comparative) most xerocolous (superlative)

Questions

What does xerocolous mean?
tolerant of very dry conditions
Where does xerocolous come from?
From xero- + -colous.

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