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osteosclereid

osteosclereid noun: a sclereid that forms the hypodermal layer in many fruits and seeds.

Noun

osteosclereid (plural osteosclereids)

  1. A sclereid that forms the hypodermal layer in many fruits and seeds.

Forms of osteosclereid

pluralosteosclereids

Origin of osteosclereid

From osteo- + sclereid.

Questions about osteosclereid

What does osteosclereid mean?
Osteosclereid means a sclereid that forms the hypodermal layer in many fruits and seeds.
What part of speech is osteosclereid?
Osteosclereid is a noun.
What is the plural of osteosclereid?
The plural of osteosclereid is osteosclereids.

Words near osteosclereid in the dictionary

  1. osteosarcomata
  2. osteosarcomatous
  3. osteosarcopaenia
  4. osteosarcopenia
  5. osteosarcopenic
  6. osteosclereid
  7. osteosclereids
  8. osteoscleroses
  9. osteosclerosis
  10. osteosclerotic
  11. osteoscopy

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