Monday, July 15, 2013

zeroscape/xeriscape: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Monday, July 15, 2013

zeroscape/xeriscape
If you nuke your front lawn I suppose you might call it a “zeroscape,” but the term for an arid-climate garden requiring little or no watering is “xeriscape” (-xeri is a Greek root meaning “dry”).

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