cell sap

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noun

the watery fluid within the central vacuole of a plant cell.

Nearby words

cell lineage, cell membrane, cell pack, cell phone, cell plate, cell sap, cell theory, cell wall, cell-mediated immune response, cell-mediated immunity, cell-mediated reaction

Origin of cell sap

First recorded in 1885–90

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Examples from the Web for cell sap

They are found in the cytoplasma, or in the cell-sap, and can be fixed in picric acid and stained in methylene blue.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity|Charles Sumner Boyer
Mrs. Dana, in "Plants and her children," uses the term "sweet stuff" for nectar, "watery-broth" for the cell-sap of plants.
Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association|Various
Maltose rarely occurs as such in plants, although its presence in the cell-sap of leaves has sometimes been reported.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

Science definitions for cell sap

cell sap

The liquid contained within a vacuole of a plant cell. See more at vacuole.

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