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sclerogen

sclerogen noun: the hard matter of some cells in wood, such as the walnut shell.

Noun

sclerogen (uncountable)

  1. The hard matter of some cells in wood, such as the walnut shell.

Origin of sclerogen

From sclero- + -gen.

Questions about sclerogen

What does sclerogen mean?
Sclerogen means the hard matter of some cells in wood, such as the walnut shell.
What part of speech is sclerogen?
Sclerogen is a noun.

Words near sclerogen in the dictionary

  1. sclerodermitic
  2. sclerodermoid
  3. sclerodermous
  4. scleroderms
  5. scleroedema
  6. sclerogen
  7. sclerogenic
  8. sclerogenous
  9. scleroglossan
  10. scleroglossans
  11. scleroglucan

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