hard-leaved

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• holly-leaved oak — noun evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood • Syn: ↑holm oak, ↑holm tree, ↑evergreen oak, ↑Quercus ilex • Hypernyms: ↑oak, ↑oak tree …   Useful english dictionary

• Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… …   Universalium

• Sclerophyll — Fynbos in South Africa Sclerophyll is the term for a type of vegetation that has hard leaves and short internodes (the distance between leaves along the stem). The word comes from the Greek sclero (hard) and phyllon (leaf). Sclerophyllous plants… …   Wikipedia

• Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …   Universalium

• dry sclerophyll forest — noun an open forest (usually of eucalypts) with an understorey of hard leaved shrubs that have adapted to dry conditions. Compare wet sclerophyll forest. In dry sclerophyll forests, the canopy of eucalypts is 10–30 metres tall and has a hard… …  

• Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrub — is a temperate biome, characterized by hot, dry summers and mild and rainy winters. Nearly all of the rainfall occurs in the winter and spring rainy season.Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrub eco regions occur in the world s five… …   Wikipedia

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• Algeria — /al jear ee euh/, n. a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 29,830,370; 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Cap.: Algiers. * * * Algeria Introduction Algeria Background: After a century of… …   Universalium

• Paphiopedilum — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta (unranked): Monocots …   Wikipedia

• Phytosociology — is the branch of science which deals with plant communities, their composition and development, and the relationships between the species within them. [Oxford English Dictionary] A phytosociological system is a system for classifying these… …   Wikipedia

• Paphiopedilum micranthum — Taxobox name = Paphiopedilum micranthum regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Orchidaceae subfamilia = Cypripedieae tribus = Cypripedilinae subtribus = Cypripediodeae genus = Paphiopedilum… …   Wikipedia