sclerenchymatous

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sclerenchymatous (comparative more sclerenchymatous, superlative most sclerenchymatous)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or composed of sclerenchyma
    • 1884, Anton Bary, Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns[1]:
      In Fagus silvatica, Quercus Suber, &c., the first sclerenchymatous ring soon acquires projections directed towards the larger medullary rays.
    • 1891 February, “Nutrient Layer in the Testa”, in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society[2], page 61:
      The cortex consists of two distinct layers (c and c'); the outer layer becomes more sclerenchymatous towards the periphery.
    • 1957, Maxim Konradovich Elias, Fenestella from the Permian of West Texas[3], page 133:
      Details of the reverse of a zoarium; sclerenchymatous crust removed by weathering which exposed two series of narrow ridges (the fewer higher and the more numerous lower ones between them); large circular accessory pores stand out in form of molds; originally they penetrated the sclerenchymatous crust, now removed by erosion.
    • 2013, Advances in Fabaceae Research and Application: 2013 Edition[4], page 15:
      It also restored stem anomalies like reduced trichome turgidity and density, deformation in collenchymatous and sclerenchymatous cells induced by As stress.