Xeriscape

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈzÉ›.ɹɪ.skeɪp/
• US IPA: /ˈzÉ›.ɹə.skeɪp/

Origin

From 1980s Xeriscape, a term coined (and trademarked) by Denver Water. From xeric ("dry") + -scape ("type of space").

Full definition of xeriscape

Noun

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

1. To landscape in a water-friendly manner.

Related terms

• xeric
• xerophyte
• xerophytic
• xerophytically
• xerophytism