sclerofillo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκληρόφυλλος (sklēróphullos), derived by σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skle.roˈfil.lo/
• Rhymes: -illo
• Hyphenation: scle‧ro‧fìl‧lo

Adjective

sclerofillo (feminine sclerofilla, masculine plural sclerofilli, feminine plural sclerofille)

1. (botany) sclerophyllous

Derived terms

• sclerofilla

Further reading

• sclerofillo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana