xerophyte Xerophyllum • xerophytic · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · xerophyte · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte. Synonyms: desert plant, xerophytic plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · desert plant · · Synonym 1 xerophytic plant · · Synonym 2 xerophile · · Synonym 3 xerophilous plant · · Synonym 4 Characters · · e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 x latin small letter x U+0078 y latin small letter y U+0079