different between xeric vs xeriscape

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (x?rós, “dry”) +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?z???k/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?z????k/
• Hyphenation: xe?ric

Adjective

xeric (comparative more xeric, superlative most xeric)

1. (of an environment or habitat) very dry, lacking humidity and water

   Synonym: arid

2. (of an organism) Adapted to live in a very dry habitat

   Synonym: xerophilic

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

From 1980s Xeriscape, a term coined (and trademarked) by Denver Water. From xeri- +? -scape.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?z?.??.ske?p/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?z?.??.ske?p/

Noun

xeriscape (plural xeriscapes)

1. A kind of landscape design for arid regions, minimising the need for irrigation. [from 1980s]
   • 1999, Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon, London: Heinemann, ?ISBN; republished London: Arrow Books, Random House, 2000, ?ISBN, page 628:

     Randy looks up over the Impala and the retaining wall and the ice-clogged xeriscape above that and into the lobby of Waterhouse House, where Amy Shaftoe has her feet up on a coffee table and is looking through some of the extremely sad Cayuse-related literature that Randy bought for Avi.

Verb

xeriscape (third-person singular simple present xeriscapes, present participle xeriscaping, simple past and past participle xeriscaped)

1. To landscape in a water-friendly manner.

Related terms

• xeric
• xerophyte
• xerophytic
• xerophytically
• xerophytism