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adjective
Date: 1926
characterized by, relating to, or requiring only a small amount of moisture <a xeric habitat> <a xeric plant> — compare hydric, mesic
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
xeric
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xeric — (adj.) 1926; see XERO (Cf. xero ) + IC (Cf. ic) … Etymology dictionary
xeric — [zir′ik] adj. [< XERO + IC] 1. of, pertaining to, or having dry or desertlike conditions 2. XEROPHYTIC … English World dictionary
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xeric — adj. [Gr. xeros, dry] Arid; lacking in moisture; adaptation to dryness … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
xeric — xerically, adv. /zear ik/, adj. of, pertaining to, or adapted to a dry environment. [1926; < Gk xer(ós) dry + IC1] * * * … Universalium
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xeric — arid, lacking in moisture [Chace and Hobbs, 1969] … Crustacea glossary
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