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sclerophyll

sclerophyll noun: a form of vegetation that has hard leaves and short internodes.

Noun

sclerophyll (plural sclerophylls)

  1. A form of vegetation that has hard leaves and short internodes.

Forms of sclerophyll

pluralsclerophylls

Origin of sclerophyll

From sclero- + -phyll.

Words formed from sclerophyll

Questions about sclerophyll

What does sclerophyll mean?
Sclerophyll means a form of vegetation that has hard leaves and short internodes.
What part of speech is sclerophyll?
Sclerophyll is a noun.
What is the plural of sclerophyll?
The plural of sclerophyll is sclerophylls.

Words near sclerophyll in the dictionary

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

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