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sclereid

[ skler-ee-id ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. a short, thickened plant cell of the sclerenchyma, typically containing branched pits.


sclereid

/ sklĕrē-ĭd /

  1. A thick-walled lignified plant cell, often branched in shape. Sclereids form many hard structures such as seed coats and nut shells. They are a type of sclerenchyma cell but are usually shorter than fibers.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sclereid1

First recorded in 1895–1905; sclere(nchyma) ( def ) + -id(e) ( def ); modeled on German sclereïd

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