From the base of xestes (through the idea of scorching); arid; by implication, shrunken, earth (as opposed to water) -- dry land, withered.
see GREEK xestes
ξηρά (xēra) − 1 Occurrence
ξηράν (xēran) − 4 Occurrences
ξηρᾶς (xēras) − 1 Occurrence
ξηρῷ (xērō) − 1 Occurrence
ξηρῶν (xērōn) − 1 Occurrence