sclerophyll

1 of 2

adjective

scle·​ro·​phyll

variants or sclerophyllous

¦⸗⸗¦filəs

1

: of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly

sclerophyll plants

sclerophyll characteristics

2

: made up of sclerophyll plants

a sclerophyll scrub

sclerophyll

2 of 2

noun

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plural -s

: a sclerophyll plant

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

International Scientific Vocabulary scler- + -phyll or -phyllous

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