xerotes
         n 1: the condition of not containing or being covered by a
               liquid (especially water) [syn: {dryness}, {waterlessness},
               {xerotes}] [ant: {wetness}]

English Dictionary: xerotes	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Xyridaceae n plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places Synonym(s): Xyridaceae, family Xyridaceae, yellow- eyed grass family
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Xyridaceous \Xyr`i*da"ceous\, a. (Bot.)       Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Xyride[91]}) of       endogenous plants, of which Xyris is the type.