noun
sclerophyll forest; hardwood forest
Technical term in botany and ecology for forests dominated by trees with hard, leathery leaves adapted to dry conditions. Common in Mediterranean climates.
オーストラリアには広大な硬葉樹林が広がっている。
Vast sclerophyll forests stretch across Australia.
硬葉樹林は乾燥し
Sclerophyll forests are vegetation adapted to dry summers.