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companion cell

com·pan·ion cell
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pan-yuh n sel]
    • /kəmˈpæn yən sɛl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pan-yuh n sel]
    • /kəmˈpæn yən sɛl/

Definitions of companion cell words

  • noun companion cell any of a number of specialized parenchymal cells adjacent to a sieve tube in the phloem of flowering plants, believed to regulate the flow of nutrients through the tube. 1
  • noun companion cell (botany) A specific type of parenchyma cell located in the phloem that assists the sieve-tube cell in its function. 0

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Origin of companion cell

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Companion cell

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

companion cell popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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