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desert plant - plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte

xerophile, xerophilous plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant

agave, American aloe, century plant - tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber

tracheophyte, vascular plant - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms

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tesota and other perennial desert plant species (Monson and Smith, 1982; Nilsen et al., 1984).

Overland water flow contributes little to survival, growth, reproduction, and ecophysiology of Olneya tesota (desert ironwood) trees

Interestingly, the bandage on the beef mummy contained remnants of an elaborate balm made of fat or oil and resin from a Pistacia tree, which was a luxury item in ancient Egypt, a shrubby desert plant.

Egyptians kept 'meat mummies' with 'real mummies' for afterlife

The army attacked the terrorists as they were moving hostages after seizing the desert plant.

Mum He wil be having nightmares for the rest of his life after the things he saw

All Yulex products are derived from a desert plant called guayule that is grown in commercial farms throughout southern Arizona.

Yulex Corporation

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Which desert plant produces the hallucinogenic drug mescaline?

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Origins Make a Difference Ultra-rich Rejuvenating Cream (50ml, pounds 27.40) This uses rose of Jericho, a desert plant which can exist for years without water.

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The company was founded in 1978 at a time when sperm whales were being decimated, and a native desert plant was being rediscovered.

Desert Whale Jojoba Company celebrates 30 year anniversary