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English
Adjective
sclerenchymatous (comparative more sclerenchymatous, superlative most sclerenchymatous)
- Of, pertaining to, or composed of sclerenchyma
1884, Anton Bary, Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns:In Fagus silvatica, Quercus Suber, &c., the first sclerenchymatous ring soon acquires projections directed towards the larger medullary rays.
1891 February, “Nutrient Layer in the Testa”, in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, page 61:The cortex consists of two distinct layers (c and c'); the outer layer becomes more sclerenchymatous towards the periphery.
1957, Maxim Konradovich Elias, Fenestella from the Permian of West Texas, page 133:Details of the reverse of a zoarium; sclerenchymatous crust removed by weathering which exposed two series of narrow ridges (the fewer higher and the more numerous lower ones between them); large circular accessory pores stand out in form of molds; originally they penetrated the sclerenchymatous crust, now removed by erosion.
2013, Advances in Fabaceae Research and Application: 2013 Edition, page 15:It also restored stem anomalies like reduced trichome turgidity and density, deformation in collenchymatous and sclerenchymatous cells induced by As stress.