From the Greek, ξηρ- (xer[o] = dry) and φυτoν (phyton = plant), a xerophyte is defined as a life form of deserts. It is a plant that has xerophytic modifications of the basic plan, adapting it for life in climatically or physiologically dry habitats, such as the cacti and other’ succulents,’ many grasses, most gymnosperms, certain ...