sclerenchyma (English, noun)
expansion: sclerenchyma (countable and uncountable, plural sclerenchymas or sclerenchymata)
Senses:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: 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.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of the stony corals (Anthozoa).
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: sclerenchymas
tags: plural
form: sclerenchymata
tags: plural