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French
Etymology
From xéro- (“dry”) + -phile.
Pronunciation
Adjective
xérophile (plural xérophiles)
- (ecology) xerophilic
- Antonyms: hydrophile, hygrophile, ombrophile
- Hyponyms: xéromorphe, xérothermophile, xéroté
Further reading
- “xérophile” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- Jouy, Alain & De Foucault, Bruno, 2019. Dictionnaire illustré de botanique. Biotope Éditions, Mèze, →ISBN., p. 292.
- “xérophile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.