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sclerenchymas

sclerenchymas is the plural of sclerenchyma.

Meaning of sclerenchyma

Noun

sclerenchyma (countable and uncountable, plural sclerenchymas or sclerenchymata)

  1. A mechanical ground tissue, impermeable to water, which consists of cells having narrow lumen and thick, mineralized walls of lignin; present in stems, vascular bundles (of monocots), seed coverings, and vein and tips of leaves.
  2. The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of the stony corals (Anthozoa).

Questions about sclerenchymas

What is sclerenchymas the plural of?
Sclerenchymas is the plural of sclerenchyma.

Words near sclerenchymas in the dictionary

  1. sclerema neonatorum
  2. scleremas
  3. scleremata
  4. sclerenchyma
  5. sclerenchymal
  6. sclerenchymas
  7. sclerenchymata
  8. sclerenchymatic
  9. sclerenchymatous
  10. sclerenchyme
  11. scleres

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