accessory cell

noun

Immunology. any of various cells of the immune system that work with T or B cells to initiate a specific immune response.
Also called subsidiary cell. Botany. a plant epidermal cell associated with guard cells and different morphologically from other epidermal cells.

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Origin of accessory cell

First recorded in 1830–35

Words nearby accessory cell

accessorize, accessory, accessory adrenal, accessory apartment, accessory bud, accessory cell, accessory cephalic vein, accessory chromosome, accessory fruit, accessory gland, accessory hemiazygos vein
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Scientific definitions for subsidiary cell (1 of 2)

subsidiary cell
[ səb-sĭd′ē-ĕr′ē ]

A plant epidermal cell that is located next to a guard cell in the stoma of a leaf and differs in structure from other epidermal cells. Also called accessory cell

Scientific definitions for subsidiary cell (2 of 2)

accessory cell

See subsidiary cell.
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