idioblast

American

[id-ee-uh-blast] / ˈɪd i əˌblæst /

noun

Botany.

a cell that differs greatly from the surrounding cells or tissue.

idioblast British

/ ˈɪdɪəʊˌblæst /

noun

a plant cell that differs from those around it in the same tissue

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Other Word Forms

idioblastic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of idioblast

First recorded in 1880–85; idio- + -blast

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