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idioblast definition

idio·blast (id′ē ō blast′)

noun

a specialized plant cell, usually thick-walled and without chlorophyll, occurring isolated among other cells of different type

Etymology: idio- + -blast

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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