semidry en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English dry English semidry From semi- + dry.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Somewhat dry.
This grape can produce dry or semidry wines, with some spice and floral aromas.
2014, Clara Orban, Illinois Wines and Wineries: The Essential Guide, page 25:
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(not-comparable) Somewhat dry. ▸ Somewhat dry in climate, but not severely arid.
Able to thrive in hot, semidry places, it feeds more than 500 million people in 98 countries, primarily in the developing world.
2009 January 30, Elizabeth Pennisi, “PLANT GENETICS: How Sorghum Withstands Heat and Drought”, in Science: