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xerophytism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xe-ro-phytism
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.

Uncountable

Etymology

From xerophyte + -ism.

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Questions

What does xerophytism mean?
The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.
Where does xerophytism come from?
From xerophyte + -ism.

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