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Sclerophyll
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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.
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Comparative anatomy of sclerophylls of Mediterranean climate areas.
Constraints and Trade--Offs in Mediterranean Plant Communities: The ... by ZAVALA, M. A.; ESPELTA, J. M.; RETANA, JAVIER / The Botanical Review
The hard, shiny, resinous leaves of California scrub oak also limit evaporation; botanists call such leaves sclerophylls, and they're one of the most common means chaparral plants employ to cope with their climate.
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