ALL meanings of callose
cal·lose
C c - noun callose a carbohydrate, a polymer of glucose, found in plants, esp in the sieve tubes 3
- noun callose a carbohydrate in plant cells that plugs the sieve pores when the sieve tubes stop functioning 3
- adjective callose having thickened or hardened spots, as a leaf. 1
- noun callose callus (def 2). 1
- noun callose (biochemistry) A plant polysaccharide comprising glucose residues linked together through β-1,3-linkages, produced chiefly in response to wounding and infection. 1