epithem cell
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0000066
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: célular ??? (Spanish)
- exact: 被覆組織細胞 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A parenchyma cell of the mesophyll of a hydathode found between the xylem endings and the epidermis. [source: ISBN:0471245208, PMID:12662305]
- Comment
- Proposed to be involved in the retrieval of solutes from the xylem sap.
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