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subsidiary cell

American  

noun

plural

subsidiary cells

  1. accessory cell.

  2. a type of epidermal cell in plants, located next to a guard cell in a leaf's stoma.

subsidiary cell Scientific  
/ səb-sĭd′ē-ĕr′ē /

  1. 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.

  2. Also called accessory cell

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