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sclerophyll

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sclerophyll /ˈsklɪərəfɪl, ˈsklɛ-/

▶noun Botany a woody plant with evergreen leaves that are tough and thick in order to reduce water loss.

– derivatives
sclerophyllous /-ˈrɒfɪləs/ adjective.

– origin early 20th cent.: from Gk sklēros ‘hard’ + phullon ‘leaf’.

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