retort cell

noun

Any of the special enlarged cuticular cells with an apex more or less recurved, in Sphagnum.

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Meanings

nounretort cell (plural retort cells)

plural retort cells

  1. biologyAny of the special enlarged cuticular cells with an apex more or less recurved, in Sphagnum.
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