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sclerophyll
scle·ro·phyll S5160150 (sklîr′ō-fĭl′)n. A plant having hard leaves stiffened by woody tissue, with a relatively short distance between leaf nodes. Sclerophylls are generally found in warm dry climates or in phosphorus-poor soils and include many species of eucalyptus and evergreen oak.
scle·roph′yl·lous (sklə-rŏf′ə-ləs) adj.sclerophyll (ˈsklɛrəʊˌfɪl) n (Plants) a woody plant with small leathery evergreen leaves that is the dominant plant form in certain hot dry areas, esp the Mediterranean region[C20: from Greek sklēros hard + phullon a leaf] sclerophyllous adjSclerophyll
Sclerophyll (also sclerophyte), a stiff-leaved, drought-resistant dicotyledonous plant. The stiffness of the leaves and stems results from the presence of strongly developed mechanical tissues, which prevent wilting when there is a water deficiency. Sclerophyll herbaceous plants include the spiny clotbur of the family Compositae and the eryngo of the family Umbelliferae. |