xeriphyte

English

Etymology

xeri- +‎ -phyte

Noun

xeriphyte (plural xeriphytes)

1. (horticulture) Alternative form of xerophyte
   • 2008, Christopher Grampp, From Yard to Garden: The Domestication of America's Home Grounds, →ISBN:

     East Bay Mud began rationing water and implored homeowners to replace their dying gardens with xeriphytes.

   • 2011, Simon Rickard, The New Ornamental Garden, →ISBN, page 176:

     They are definitely not xeriphytes but once established they display a fair degree of drought tolerance, surviving happily on the occasional handout of greywater.

   • 2015, James G. Cusick, Studies in Culture Contact: Interaction, Culture Change, and Archaeology, →ISBN, page 342:

     Maguey (Agave spp., the century plant), a xeriphyte, was a staple of life in central Mexico, its sap a significant dietary partner and its fibers used for cordage and textiles, to cite two of its best-known uses.