xeromorph etymology

English word xeromorph comes from English -morph (Morpheme. Shape, form, structure.), English xero- (Xerox; photocopying. Dry; dryness.)

Detailed word origin of xeromorph

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-morph English (eng) Morpheme. Shape, form, structure.
xero- English (eng) Xerox; photocopying. Dry; dryness.
xeromorph English (eng) Any plant, with xeromorphic leaves, that is adapted to a dry atmosphere; a xerophyte.

Words with the same origin as xeromorph

Descendants of -morph
allomorphic allotriomorph amorph dimorph ectomorphic endomorph endomorphic gynomorph homoeomorphous hypermorph ichthyomorph karyomorph nematomorph neomorph olenimorph perimorph polymorph polymorphic protomorph pseudomorph pseudomorphic rhizomorph trimorph xenomorphous
Descendants of xero-
euxerophyte mesoxerophyte xerochilia xeroderma xerodermatic xerogel xerogram xeromammography xeromorphic xeromorphy xeromycteria xerophilous xerophobia xerophyte xerophytic xeropsamment xeropthalmia xeroradiogram xeroradiographic xeroradiography xeroriparian xerorthent xerothermic period xerotolerant xerotripsis