dermatosome

noun

der·​mat·​o·​some

(ˌ)dərˈmatəˌsōm,

ˈdərmətəˌ-

plural -s

: one of the ranked particulate elements joined by cytoplasm that in one theory of cell-wall structure are held to make up the plant cell wall

broadly : a structural unit of cellulose in a plant cell wall

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary dermat- + -some; originally formed as German dermatosom

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