Sclereid Definition
sklĕrē-ĭd
noun
A thick-walled lignified sclerenchyma cell. Sclereids are variable in shape and are shorter than fibers.
American Heritage Medicine
Other Word Forms of Sclereid
Noun
Singular:
sclereid
Plural:
sclereidsOrigin of Sclereid
sclere(nchyma) –id
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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