silica cell

Term Information

Accession
PO:0004009
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: ケイ酸細胞、珪酸細胞 (Japanese)
exact: célula silícica (Spanish)
Definition
Cells with deposits of silica in them. One of the two types of short cells in the epidermis of grasses and bamboos. It is usually paired with epidermal cork cell. [source: ISBN:0471245208]
Comment
One of two types of short cells in the epidermis of grasses. If you are annotating to this term, please add an additional annotation to vascular leaf (PO:0009025).

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