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xeric

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
xeric /ˈzerik, ˈzɛrɪk /
▸ adjective Ecology (of an environment or habitat) containing little moisture; very dry:
xeric conditions.
Compare with hydric and mesic1.
– ORIGIN 1920s : from xero- ‘dry’ + -ic.
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