I used to play scrabble when I was in college and one word that I can still remember is "xerophile". One of the priest that I played scrabble with used this word. According to the online dictionary, xerophile is plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water, you may compare compare hydrophyte and mesophyte. Now, I searched for any kind of plant that belongs to xerophile but I found a different thing. Cactus and bromeliad belongs to xerophytes family.
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Very pretty!
Leslie
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Sweet "X" post and beautiful photo!
a useful Scrabble word, for sure!
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
This ABC meme is very useful. Every week I learn some new words. These flowers are very pretty!
Thanks for your post!
Wil, ABC Team.
very nice post. educational too.
i love this cactus flower! great word for X.:p
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Gorgeous cactus flower!
Good new word for me. We have bromeliads and I didn't know they were xerophytes!
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A good word to know, and I enjoyed the photographs. Great idea for an "X" post!
Cactus flowers are always so beautiful. Great job pulling from your Scrabble experience!
Beautiful shot...love those flowers.
Brenda
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We play scrabble every Tuesday in French. Not easy when your French is as bad as mine is :) Great photos. Diane
The cactus flower is lovely and the lizard is cool. Great shots, hope you have a happy weekend.
the gila monster is beautiful!
Always good to know such words for every scrabble player!
Wonderful shots from the flower and the critter!
When we lived in the Sonoran Desert near Tucson AZ, I saw several of thise Gila Monsters in the 'wild'....they really do move slow!!
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You're obviously not the only one who loves the cactus flower! Good shots!
A beautiful flower and some info I did not know. Together that makes for a great post.
A new word for me. Interesting shots.
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Beautiful pictures !
Beautiful photos. I love the flower too.
Beautiful bloom. Interesting story. xo Jenny
How beautiful! My Yucca plant had a fine show this year. With our drought it's been doing well.
I found a near-by nursery where she is raising a ton of Xerophytes!
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