astrosclereid

noun

as·​tro·​sclereid

plural -s

: a sclereid having its cell wall drawn out into lobes or arms to form a more or less stellate body (such as those in the leaves and stems of certain xerophytes)

Word History

Etymology

astr- + sclereid

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