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!
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Sweet "X" post and beautiful photo!
ReplyDeletea useful Scrabble word, for sure!
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This ABC meme is very useful. Every week I learn some new words. These flowers are very pretty!
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Wil, ABC Team.
very nice post. educational too.
ReplyDeletei love this cactus flower! great word for X.:p
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Gorgeous cactus flower!
ReplyDeleteGood new word for me. We have bromeliads and I didn't know they were xerophytes!
ReplyDeleteAwesome flower pictures! Thanks for visiting my blog, I`d love to follow your blog too!
ReplyDeleteA good word to know, and I enjoyed the photographs. Great idea for an "X" post!
ReplyDeleteCactus flowers are always so beautiful. Great job pulling from your Scrabble experience!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot...love those flowers.
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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
ReplyDeleteThe cactus flower is lovely and the lizard is cool. Great shots, hope you have a happy weekend.
ReplyDeletethe gila monster is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAlways good to know such words for every scrabble player!
ReplyDeleteWonderful 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!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful flower and some info I did not know. Together that makes for a great post.
ReplyDeleteA new word for me. Interesting shots.
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Beautiful pictures !
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. I love the flower too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bloom. Interesting story. xo Jenny
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! My Yucca plant had a fine show this year. With our drought it's been doing well.
ReplyDeleteI found a near-by nursery where she is raising a ton of Xerophytes!
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