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callose
cal·lose
/
ˈkæl
oʊs
/
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kal
-ohs
]
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adjective
1.
having thickened or hardened spots, as a leaf.
noun
2.
callus
(
def 2
)
.
Origin:
1860–65;
<
Latin
callōsus;
see
callous
,
-ose
1
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callose
(ˈkæləʊz)
—
n
a carbohydrate, a polymer of glucose, found in plants, esp in the sieve tubes
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