See Also: sclerenchyma(medicine)
sclerenchyma(dictionary)

sclerenchyma (iou)



sclerenchyma noun. M19.
[mod. Latin, formed as SCLERO-, after parenchyma.]
1. Zoology. The hard calcareous substance of the skeleton of a stony coral. rare. Only in M19.
2. Botany. Strengthening tissue with thick or lignified secondary walls, consisting of long cells (fibres) and chiefly short cells (sclereids). L19.
sclerenchymatous adjective (now only Botany) consisting or of the nature of sclerenchyma M19.