Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sclerophyllous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: scle-ro-phyl-lous
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to sclerophylls.

Example Sentences

"The hipparionine horses arose in North America during the Middle Miocene and differed significantly from Anchitherium and other similar equids in the development of very high-crowned cheek teeth as a response to the more sclerophyllous, harder vegetation."

Etymology

From sclero- + -phyllous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sclero
Suffix: phyllous

Questions

What does sclerophyllous mean?: Relating to sclerophylls.
Where does sclerophyllous come from?: From sclero- + -phyllous.

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