1 osteosclereid | Definition of osteosclereid

osteosclereid

noun
os·​teo·​sclereid | \ "+\

Definition of osteosclereid

: one of the sclereids forming the hypodermal layer in many fruits and seeds and occurring also in the leaves of certain xerophytes

called also bone cell

— compare macrosclereid

History and Etymology for osteosclereid

oste- + sclereid

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