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sclerenchyma

[ skli-reng-kuh-muh ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.


sclerenchyma

/ sklɪəˈrɛŋkɪmə; ˌsklɪərɛŋˈkɪmətəs /

noun

  1. a supporting tissue in plants consisting of dead cells with very thick lignified walls
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


sclerenchyma

/ sklə-rĕngkə-mə /

  1. A supportive tissue of vascular plants, consisting of thick-walled, usually lignified cells. Sclerenchyma cells normally die upon reaching maturity but continue to fulfill their structural purpose in the plant. There are two types of sclerenchyma cells: fiber cells and sclereids.
  2. Compare collenchyma


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Derived Forms

  • sclerenchymatous, adjective
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Other Words From

  • scle·ren·chym·a·tous [skleer-eng-, kim, -, uh, -t, uh, s, skler-], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sclerenchyma1

First recorded in 1860–65; scler- + (par)enchyma
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sclerenchyma1

C19: from sclero- + parenchyma
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Example Sentences

The minute inner filaments of sclerenchyma are never continued far up the stalk, and are sometimes wanting altogether.

One series consists of small bundles lying inside the sclerenchyma ring at the base of each of the connecting bands.

It is this great development of sclerenchyma that makes the outer portion of the cortex hard.

On both sides of the larger vascular bundle there are bands of sclerenchyma.

All the vascular bundles in the leaves of Eragrostis Willdenoviana are provided with sclerenchyma on both the sides.

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