1 macrosclereid | Definition of macrosclereid

macrosclereid

noun
mac·​ro·​sclereid | \ ¦makrō+\

Definition of macrosclereid

: one of the columnar sclereids that often form an outer layer in various fruits and seeds and occur also in the stems of some xerophytes

called also rod cell

— compare osteosclereid

History and Etymology for macrosclereid

macr- + sclereid

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