callose

[ kal-ohs ]

adjective
  1. having thickened or hardened spots, as a leaf.

Origin of callose

1
1860–65; <Latin callōsus;see callous, -ose1

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British Dictionary definitions for callose

callose

/ (ˈkæləʊz) /


noun
  1. a carbohydrate, a polymer of glucose, found in plants, esp in the sieve tubes

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