Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun xerophile

1 sense of xerophile

Sense 1
desert plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant -- (plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte)
       => vascular plant, tracheophyte -- (green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms)