English

Etymology
From xeric + scape.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'zɪ�rɪskeɪp/

Noun
en-noun

1. a kind of landscape design for arid regions, minimising the need for irrigation.

#*1999, w:Neal Stephenson|Neal Stephenson, w:Cryptonomicon|Cryptonomicon,
#*: Randy looks up over the Impala and the retaining wall and the ice-clogged xeriscape above that and into the lobby of Waterhouse House, where Amy Shaftoe has her feet up on a coffee table and is looking through some of the extremely sad Cayuse-related literature that Randy bought for Avi.

Verb
en-verb|xeriscapes|xeriscaping|xeriscaped

1. To landscape in a water-friendly manner.

ru:xeriscape

• 2007-10-18 23:57 - Ruakh - /* Noun */ clean up cite

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