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Semiarid vs Semidry - What's the difference?

semiarid | semidry |

As adjectives the difference between semiarid and semidry

is that semiarid is somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would typically defined as 25 to 50 cm or 10 to 20 inches of rainfall annually while semidry is somewhat dry, but not severely arid.

semiarid

English

(wikipedia semiarid)

Alternative forms

* semi-arid

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would. Typically defined as 25 to 50 cm or 10 to 20 inches of rainfall annually.

    • semidry

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Somewhat dry, but not severely arid
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=January 30, author=Elizabeth Pennisi, title=PLANT GENETICS: How Sorghum Withstands Heat and Drought, work=Science citation
    • , passage=Able to thrive in hot, semidry places, it feeds more than 500 million people in 98 countries, primarily in the developing world. }}