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sclerophillous

sclerophillous is the misspelling of sclerophyllous.

Meaning of sclerophyllous

Adjective

sclerophyllous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to sclerophylls.
    • The hipparionine horses arose in North America during the Middle Miocene and differed significantly from Anchitherium and other similar equids in the development of very high-crowned cheek teeth as a response to the more sclerophyllous, harder vegetation.2007, Winfried Henke, Handbook of Paleoanthropology

Questions about sclerophillous

What is sclerophillous the misspelling of?
Sclerophillous is the misspelling of sclerophyllous.

Words near sclerophillous in the dictionary

  1. scleromyxedema
  2. scleromyxoedema
  3. scleronomic
  4. scleronomous
  5. scleronomy
  6. sclerophillous
  7. sclerophyll
  8. sclerophyllous
  9. sclerophylls
  10. sclerophylly
  11. sclerophylous

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