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sclerenchyma
[ skli-reng-kuh-muh ]
noun
- supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
sclerenchyma
/ skl瑟蓹藞r蓻艐k瑟m蓹; 藢skl瑟蓹r蓻艐藞k瑟m蓹t蓹s /
noun
- a supporting tissue in plants consisting of dead cells with very thick lignified walls
sclerenchyma
- A supportive tissue of vascular plants, consisting of thick-walled, usually lignified cells. Sclerenchyma cells normally die upon reaching maturity but continue to fulfill their structural purpose in the plant. There are two types of sclerenchyma cells: fiber cells and sclereids.
- Compare collenchyma
Derived Forms
- sclerenchymatous, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉肠濒别路谤别苍路肠丑测尘路补路迟辞耻蝉 [skleer-eng-, kim, -, uh, -t, uh, s, skler-], adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of sclerenchyma1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of sclerenchyma1
Example Sentences
Sclerenchyma fibers of endocarp. x160.
Spermoderm in surface view. st. sclerenchyma; p, compressed parenchyma. x160.
It consists of two elements鈥攕clerenchyma and parenchyma cells.
In Soft Pines these cells are subordinate to the more numerous parenchymatous cells, but in Hard Pines the sclerenchyma increases in amount until, among the serotinous species, it is the predominating tissue of the cone-scale, giving to these cones their remarkable strength and durability.
In this group of species there is no segregation of sclerenchyma into an effective tissue.
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