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sclerophylly

sclerophylly noun: the condition of being sclerophyllous.

Noun

sclerophylly (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being sclerophyllous
    • The morphological differences to sclerophylly are relatively few and mainly found in the amounts of sclerenchyma, leaf shape, and margins.2015 July 15, “Biogeography of Mediterranean Hotspot Biodiversity: Re-Evaluating the 'Tertiary Relict' Hypothesis of Macaronesian Laurel Forests”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about sclerophylly

What does sclerophylly mean?
Sclerophylly means the condition of being sclerophyllous.
What part of speech is sclerophylly?
Sclerophylly is a noun.

Words near sclerophylly in the dictionary

  1. scleronomy
  2. sclerophillous
  3. sclerophyll
  4. sclerophyllous
  5. sclerophylls
  6. sclerophylly
  7. sclerophylous
  8. scleroplasties
  9. scleroplasty
  10. scleroplectenchyma
  11. scleroplectenchymatous

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