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sclerenchyma

(skli reŋ′kə mə)

noun

Bot. plant tissue of uniformly thick-walled, dead cells, as in a stem, the shell of a nut, etc.

Origin: ModL < Gr sklēros (see sclera) + enchyma, infusion: see parenchyma

Related Forms:

sclerenchymatous adjective

See sclerenchyma in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A supportive plant tissue that consists of thick-walled, usually lignified cells.

Related Forms:

scleˌren·chymˈa·tous (sklîrˌən-kĭmˈə-təs, -kīˈmə-) adjective

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