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“xerogeophyte”
In botany, a perennial plant that enters a resting state during periods of drought: A potato plant is a xerogeophyte in that its leaf cells take in more water from the earth to continue a stable leaf water condition and thus remain alive during a dry period or lack of rain.
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phyto-, phyt-, -phyte
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xer-, xero-, xir-
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