Antonyms of adj hygrophytic

1 sense of hygrophytic

Sense 1
hygrophytic -- (requiring an abundance of moisture; "some tropical ferns are hygrophytic")

INDIRECT (VIA xeric, hydric) -> mesic -- (having or characterized by moderate or a well-balanced supply of moisture; "mesic habitats")
INDIRECT (VIA hydric, mesic) -> xeric -- (being deficient in moisture; "deserts provide xeric environments")

Similarity of adj hygrophytic

1 sense of hygrophytic

Sense 1
hygrophytic -- (requiring an abundance of moisture; "some tropical ferns are hygrophytic")
       => hydric (vs. mesic) (vs. xeric) -- (having or characterized by excessive moisture; "a hydric habitat")

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