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sclereid
[ skler-ee-id ]
noun
, Botany.
- a short, thickened plant cell of the sclerenchyma, typically containing branched pits.
sclereid
/ sklĕr′ē-ĭd /
- A thick-walled lignified plant cell, often branched in shape. Sclereids form many hard structures such as seed coats and nut shells. They are a type of sclerenchyma cell but are usually shorter than fibers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sclereid1
First recorded in 1895–1905; sclere(nchyma) ( def ) + -id(e) ( def ); modeled on German sclereïd
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