Definition of "desert plant" [desert plant]

• Plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "They went west of Haast’s Bluff and made camp, where Wolseley proceeded to spend a week drawing and painting a rare desert plant before once raising his glance to the horizon."
• "His body ached for more sleep, yearned for it like some dessicated desert plant yearning for rain."