laurophyllous
English edit
Etymology edit
An etymological hybrid of the Latin laurus (“bay laurel”) and the English -phyllous (from the Ancient Greek φύλλον, phúllon, “leaf”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /lɔːˈɹɒfɪləs/
Adjective edit
laurophyllous (not comparable)
- (of a plant) Having leaves like those of the bay laurel.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 96:
- Europe’s vegetation continued to evolve, though much of the continent continued to be dominated by a subtropical forest rich in members of the laurel family, known as the laurophyllus forests.
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Translations edit
of a plant: having leaves like those of the bay laurel