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ALL meanings of guard cell

guard cell
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  • noun guard cell either of two specialized epidermal cells that flank the pore of a stoma and usually cause it to open and close. 1
  • noun guard cell Botany 1
  • noun guard cell one of a pair of crescent-shaped cells that surround a pore (stoma) in the epidermis. Changes in the turgidity of the cells cause the opening and closing of the stoma 0
  • noun guard cell either of the two bean-shaped cells which surround and control a stoma, or air pore, in the epidermis of a plant 0
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