trichosclereid

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noun

A hard needle-like branched cell found in some plants, serving as protection from herbivores.

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Meanings

nountrichosclereid (plural trichosclereids)

plural trichosclereids

  1. A hard needle-like branched cell found in some plants, serving as protection from herbivores.

Origin

From tricho- + sclerite + -id.

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APA

trichosclereid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichosclereid

MLA

“trichosclereid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichosclereid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trichosclereid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichosclereid.

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