LekhoriLekhoriDescribing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
Deserts are known for being arid.
From French aride or directly from Latin āridus (“dry, arid, parched”), compare its synonymous contracted form ardus. Originally from the verb āreo (“I am dry, I am parched”), akin to ārdeō (“I am on ...
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