osteosclereid

noun

os·​teo·​sclereid

"+

: one of the sclereids forming the hypodermal layer in many fruits and seeds and occurring also in the leaves of certain xerophytes

called also bone cell

compare macrosclereid

Word History

Etymology

oste- + sclereid

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