Usually means: Adapted to dry, nutrient-poor conditions.
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  1. sclerophyll: Merriam-Webster
  2. sclerophyll: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. sclerophyll: Collins English Dictionary
  4. sclerophyll: Wordnik
  5. sclerophyll: Wiktionary
  6. sclerophyll: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. sclerophyll: Dictionary.com
  8. Sclerophyll: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (sclerophyll)

▸ noun:  (biology) A form of vegetation that has hard leaves and short internodes.

Similar:
schlerophyll, sclerophylly, brachysclereid, sclerenchyma, sclereide, sclereid, macrosclereid, scleromorphy, sclerogen, sclerocarpy, more...

Opposite:
non-sclerophyllous, mesophyllous, deciduous

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Similar:
schlerophyll, sclerophylly, brachysclereid, sclerenchyma, sclereide, sclereid, macrosclereid, scleromorphy, sclerogen, sclerocarpy, more...

Opposite:
non-sclerophyllous, mesophyllous, deciduous



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