lip cell

noun

Either of a pair of narrow lignified cells on the sporangia of some annulate ferns, distinct from the annulus, which are the first to separate on dehiscence.

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Meanings

nounlip cell (plural lip cells)

plural lip cells

  1. biologyEither of a pair of narrow lignified cells on the sporangia of some annulate ferns, distinct from the annulus, which are the first to separate on dehiscence.
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