| 单词 | sclerophylly |
| 释义 | sclerophylly in British English (sklɪərˈɒfɪlɪ) noun botany the feature of having hard leaves, as in sclerophyllous plants sclerophylly in American English (ˈsklɪərəˌfɪli) noun Botany the normal development of much sclerenchyma in the leaves of certain plants, as some desert plants, resulting in thickened, hardened foliage that resists loss of moisture Word origin [1900–05; sclero- + -phyll + -y3]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Young Turk, burnout, clone, elder statesman, internship-y is a suffix of various origins used in the formation of action nouns from verbs (inquiry), also found in other abstract nouns (carpentry; infamy)Examples of 'sclerophylly' in a sentence |
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