sclerenchyma
noun
supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
sclerenchymatous
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a word derived from
sclerenchyma.
Example Sentences
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One set of bundles lying just outside the sclerenchymatous ring consists of small ones connecting the ring with the epidermis.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
There is a sclerenchymatous ring close to the epidermis but separated from it by a few layers of parenchyma.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
In most mosses the teeth are portions of thickened cell-walls but in the Polytrichaceae they are formed of a number of sclerenchymatous cells.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
In a well developed large vascular bundle the chlorophyllous layer is open below just close to the sclerenchymatous band.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
Further, these peripheral bundles are all imbedded in a continuous sclerenchymatous band which runs round the stem in the form of a ring.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
