Definición/Significado de xeriscape

• English - Noun: xeriscape ( plural xeriscapes ) A kind of landscape design for arid regions , minimising the need for irrigation . 1999 — Neal Stephenson , 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…
• English - Verb: xeriscape ( third-person singular simple present xeriscapes , present participle xeriscaping , simple past and past participle xeriscaped ) To landscape in a water-friendly manner .
• English - Related terms: xeric xerophyte xerophytic xerophytically xerophytism
• English - Etymology: From 1980s Xeriscape , a term coined (and trademarked) by Denver Water . From xeric ( “ dry ” ) + -scape ( “ type of space ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ˈzɛ.ɹɪ.skeɪp/ ( US ) IPA (key) : /ˈzɛ.ɹə.skeɪp/