drought-tolerant

drought-tolerant (comparative more drought-tolerant, superlative most drought-tolerant)

1. Able to survive long periods of time without rain.
   • 2003, Howard Garrett, Dear Dirt Doctor: Questions Answered the Natural Way, University of Texas Press, page 109:

     Some of the best drought-tolerant trees are bur oak, Texas red oak, Texas ash, cedar elm, Eve's necklace, chinkapin oak, and Lacey oak.

• drought-resistant