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Definition of Dryish
1. somewhat dry [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dryish
Literary usage of Dryish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Alpine Flowers for Gardens: Rock, Wall, Marsh Plants, and Mountain Shrubs by William Robinson (1910)
"Any of the kinds are worthy of being naturalised on dryish slopes, or open banks,
on which they sccm to form the largest, healthiest, and most enduring ..."
2. On Intermittent Fever and Other Malarious Diseases by Israel Shipman Pelton Lord (1871)
"... thirsty, but drinks only a little at a time; lame all over; tongue red and
dryish; mouth feels dry; pain in the forehead; griping; abdomen sore. ..."
3. Report (1913)
"In dryish open or slightly shaded places and on rocky bluffs. ... In dryish open
or shaded ground. Erigeron ramosus (Walt.) BSP. Daisy Fleabane. ..."
4. Historic Mackinac: The Historical, Picturesque and Legendary Features of the by Edwin Orin Wood (1918)
"In dryish open or shaded ground. Erigeron ramosus (Walt.) BSP. ... Occasional in
dryish open woods. Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) B. & H. Pearly Everlasting. ..."
5. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"5, dryish) berry. +- Corolla wheel-shaped, lobed or parted into Л or sometime*
more divisions, ... Berry sometimes dryish and inflated, then becoming ..."
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