sclerophyll

American

[skleer-uh-fil] / ˈsklɪər ə fɪl /

adjective

Also sclerophyllous of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.

noun

a plant exhibiting sclerophylly.

sclerophyll British

/ ˈsklɛrəʊˌfɪl, sklɛˈrɒfɪləs /

noun

a woody plant with small leathery evergreen leaves that is the dominant plant form in certain hot dry areas, esp the Mediterranean region

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Other Word Forms

sclerophyllous adjective

Etymology

Origin of sclerophyll

First recorded in 1910–15; sclero- + -phyll

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A lot of the time, firefighting involves five or six people in a truck rolling up to a threatened area, dragging canvas hoses through sclerophyll forest and hosing down an advancing edge.

From New York Times

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