xerophile
— Noun
– English
~ plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte
xerophilous plant
— Noun
– English
~ plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte
xerophthalmia
— Noun
– English
~ abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A
xerophthalmus
— Noun
– English
~ abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A
Xerophyllum tenax
— Noun
– English
~ plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers
Xerophyllum
— Noun
– English
~ small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
xerophyte
— Noun
– English
~ plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte
xerophytic plant
— Noun
– English
~ plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte
xerophytic
— Adjective
– English
~ adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment; "cacti are xerophytic plants"; "xerophytic adaptations"
xeroradiography
— Noun
– English
~ radiography using X-rays and xerographic (rather than roentgenographic) techniques
xerostomia
— Noun
– English
~ abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva
xerotes
— Noun
– English
~ the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
Xerox
— Noun
– English
~ a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder
xerox copy
— Noun
– English
~ a copy made by a xerographic copier
xerox
— Noun
– English
~ a copy made by a xerographic copier
Xerox machine
— Noun
– English
~ a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder
Xerxes I
— Noun
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~ king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC)
Xerxes the Great
— Noun
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~ king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC)
Xestobium rufovillosum
— Noun
– English
~ bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death