xerófilo

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: xe‧ró‧fi‧lo

Adjective

xerófilo (feminine xerófila, masculine plural xerófilos, feminine plural xerófilas)

  1. (biology, botany) xerophilic

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈɾofilo/
  • Rhymes: -ofilo
  • Syllabification: xe‧ró‧fi‧lo

Adjective

xerófilo (feminine xerófila, masculine plural xerófilos, feminine plural xerófilas)

  1. (biology, botany) xerophilic, xerophilous
    • 2017 September 16, “Cómo saber que La Guaira está lejos”, in El Nacional:
      Quizás la esposa sabía que en esa zona se dan muy bien las plantas xerófilas, que son muy atractivas para el turismo por su espectacular belleza, no necesitan riego, fumigaciones ni fertilizantes y duran para siempre, pero no quiso interrumpir el reposo del general.
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