xerarch
[ zeer-ahrk ]
/ ˈzɪər ɑrk /
adjective Ecology.
(of a sere) originating in a dry habitat.
Origin of xerarch
1935–40;
xer- +
-arch
Words nearby xerarch
xenopsylla,
xenotransplant,
xenotransplantation,
xenotropic virus,
xeranthemum,
xerarch,
xeres,
xeric,
xeriscaping,
xero-,
xerochilia
British Dictionary definitions for xerarch
xerarch
/ (ˈzɪərɑːk) /
adjective
ecology
(of a sere) having its origin in a dry habitat
Word Origin for xerarch
from
xer (
o)
- + Greek
arkhē a beginning, from
arkhein to begin