stereid
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0030045
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: estereida (Spanish)
- exact: 補強細胞 (Japanese)
- exact: stereid cell
- Definition
- A ground tissue cell with thickened cell walls. [source: ISBN:0962073342, ISBN:376821110]
- Comment
- Found only in bryophytes in gametophore axes, setae, or leaves. Functions in support rather than conduction. May or may not retain a living protoplast at maturity.
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