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Sclerenchyma
Meaning
Noun
●
In Botany & Plant tissues:
A
mechanical
ground tissue
,
impermeable
to water, which
consists of
cells having
narrow
lumen
and
thick
,
mineralized
walls
of
lignin
; present in
stems
,
vascular bundles
(of
monocots
),
seed
coverings
, and
vein
and
tips
of leaves.
●
In Zoology:
The
hard
calcareous
deposit
in the
tissues
of the
stony corals
(Anthozoa).
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