drought-tolerant

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

drought-tolerant (comparative more drought-tolerant, superlative most drought-tolerant)

  1. Able to survive long periods of time without rain.
    • 2003, Howard Garrett, Dear Dirt Doctor: Questions Answered the Natural Way, University of Texas Press, page 109:
      Some of the best drought-tolerant trees are bur oak, Texas red oak, Texas ash, cedar elm, Eve's necklace, chinkapin oak, and Lacey oak.

Synonyms

[edit]

Translations

[edit]