sclerophylly

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sclerophylly (uncountable)

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