Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Xerophilous \Xe*roph"i*lous\, a. [Gr. ? dry + ? to love.] (Bot.)
   Drought-loving; able withstand the absence or lack of
   moisture.

         Plants which are peculiarly adapted to dry climates are
         termed by De Candolle xerophilous.       --Goodale.