PLANT CELL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plant cell mean? 

• PLANT CELL (noun)
  The noun PLANT CELL has 1 sense:

1. a cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant

  Familiarity information: PLANT CELL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLANT CELL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("plant cell" is a kind of...):

cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)

Meronyms (parts of "plant cell"):

cell wall (a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier)

 Context examples 

A thick, viscous plant cell product; the term is usually applied to plant gums.

(Mucilage, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Ferulic acid, a phenolic phytochemical present in plant cell walls, may neutralize free radicals such as reactive oxygen species.

(Angelica Sinensis Root Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

A class of polysaccharides found in plant cell walls that surround the cellulose fibers.

(Hemicellulose, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Plant cell inclusion bodies that contain the photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll, which is associated with the membrane of THYLAKOIDS.

(Chloroplast, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Peaks of thermal conductivity within the bamboo structure coincide with the thicker walls, where chains of cellulose – the basic structural component of plant cell walls – are laid down almost parallel to the plant stem.

(Visualising heat flow in bamboo could help design more energy-efficient and fire-safe buildings, University of Cambridge)