aridity
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Aridity and barrenness characterize both high and low grounds, and the date-palm is often the only representative of vegetable existence.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
Aridity, how it comes on in the second state of prayer, xv.
From The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus by Teresa, of Avila, Saint
Aridity has favoured the production of spines as a defence from external attack, sharp thorns are frequent, and asperities of various sorts predominate.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
Aridity is a condition met and to be overcome upon every continent.
From Dry-Farming : a System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall by Widtsoe, John Andreas