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Sclerenchyma vs Stereome - What's the difference?

sclerenchyma | stereome |

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between sclerenchyma and stereome

is that sclerenchyma is (botany) a mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants consisting of aggregates of cells having thick, often mineralized walls while stereome is (botany) a section of sclerenchyma at the base of a phyllary in some members of the asteraceae.

As nouns the difference between sclerenchyma and stereome

is that sclerenchyma is (botany) a mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants consisting of aggregates of cells having thick, often mineralized walls while stereome is (botany) a section of sclerenchyma at the base of a phyllary in some members of the asteraceae.

sclerenchyma

English

Noun

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  • (botany) A mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants consisting of aggregates of cells having thick, often mineralized walls
  • (zoology) The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of Anthozoa, constituing the stony corals.
  • Coordinate terms

    *chlorenchyma *collenchyma *merenchyma *parenchyma

    Derived terms

    *sclerenchymatous

    stereome

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) A section of sclerenchyma at the base of a phyllary in some members of the Asteraceae.
  • (botany, obsolete) sclerenchyma