sclerophyll
noun
sclerophyll is spelled S-C-L-E-R-O-P-H-Y-L-L: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sclerophyll means “A form of vegetation that has hard leaves and short internodes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sclerophyll is sclerophylls.
How many letters and syllables are in sclerophyll?
| Letters | 11: S-C-L-E-R-O-P-H-Y-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sclerophyll?
Sclerophyll appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of sclerophyll
- sclerophylls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sclerophyll mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of vegetation that has hard leaves and short internodes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sclerophyll come from?
From sclero- + -phyll.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).