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scleroids

scleroids is the plural of scleroid.

Meaning of scleroid

Noun

scleroid (plural scleroids)

  1. The outermost layer of an eyeball.
    • This is caused by the scleroid which turns around the optic nerve, and projects somewhat above it, thus forming, when illuminated, the clear scleroidal margin.1860 September 15, Max Kuechler, “The Present State of Ophthalmoscopy”, in The Medical and Surgical Reporter, volume 4, number 24, page 493
  2. A plant cell with thick cell walls.
    • At the end of gall formation isolated scleroids are differentiated in the gall parenchyma, and much more rarely, tracheids and vessels.1961, Doklady: Botanical sciences sections - Volumes 136-141, page 15

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Questions about scleroids

What is scleroids the plural of?
Scleroids is the plural of scleroid.

Words near scleroids in the dictionary

  1. sclerogenous
  2. scleroglossan
  3. scleroglossans
  4. scleroglucan
  5. scleroid
  6. scleroids
  7. scleroma
  8. scleromalacia
  9. scleromalacias
  10. scleromas
  11. scleromata

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