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callose

American

[kal-ohs] / ˈkæl oʊs /

adjective

having thickened or hardened spots, as a leaf.

noun

callus.

callose British

/ ˈkæləʊz /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of callose

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

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