laurophyllous

An etymological hybrid of the Latin laurus (“bay laurel”) and the English -phyllous (from the Ancient Greek φύλλον, phúllon, “leaf”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /lɔːˈɹɒfɪləs/

laurophyllous (not comparable)

1. (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.

• laurophyllisation

• sclerophyllous