See Also: stereome(dictionary)

stereome (iou)



stereome noun. . L19.
[Greek stereoma solid body or part, from stereoun make solid, strengthen, from stereos solid.]
Botany. The strengthening or supporting tissue (esp. sclerenchyma and collenchyma) in a fibrovascular bundle. Cf. MESTOME. L19.
Zoology. A component of the exoskeleton of an invertebrate. L19.