Xeriscape

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

English

Etymology

From xeric + scape.

Pronunciation

IPA: /'zɪərɪskeɪp/

Noun

Singular xeriscape

Plural xeriscapes

1. a kind of landscape design for arid regions, minimising the need for irrigation
   • 1999: 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. — Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon