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- [skli-reng-kuh-muh]
- /sklɪˈrɛŋ kə mə/
- /sklˈerəntʃˌɪmə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skli-reng-kuh-muh]
- /sklɪˈrɛŋ kə mə/
Definitions of sclerenchyma word
- noun sclerenchyma supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells. 1
- noun sclerenchyma a supporting tissue in plants consisting of dead cells with very thick lignified walls 0
- noun sclerenchyma plant tissue of uniformly thick-walled, dead cells, as in a stem, the shell of a nut, etc. 0
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Origin of sclerenchyma
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; scler- + (par)enchyma
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Parts of speech for Sclerenchyma
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sclerenchyma popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with sclerenchyma
- what do sclerenchyma and collenchyma have in common?
- what are sclerenchyma cells?
- where are sclerenchyma cells found?
- what is sclerenchyma?
- what is the function of sclerenchyma cells?
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