-
support through strengthening of wood (mainly
composed of
xylem cells and
lignified sclerenchyma fibres) in
vascular plants. Finally,
lignin also confers...
- that have
lignified tissues (the xylem) for
conducting water and
minerals throughout the plant. They also have a
specialized non-
lignified tissue (the...
- sporophyte,
consisting of a
stalk and sporangium.
Because these plants lack
lignified water-conducting tissues, they
cannot become as tall as most vascular...
-
composed of two
types of cells,
sclereids and
fibres that have thickened,
lignified secondary walls: 78 laid down
inside of the
primary cell wall. The secondary...
- A
tracheid is a long and
tapered lignified cell in the
xylem of
vascular plants. It is a type of
conductive cell
called a
tracheary element. Angiosperms...
-
particularly in
regions of new growth.
Sclerenchyma cells have
thick lignified secondary walls and
often die when mature.
Sclerenchyma provides the main...
- exceptions). The
definitive characteristic of a
drupe is that the hard,
lignified stone is
derived from the
ovary wall of the flower. In an
aggregate fruit...
- the free dictionary. To be
wooden is to be made of the hard, fibrous,
lignified structural tissue produced as
secondary xylem in the
stems of
woody plants...
-
vessel elements. The cell wall of a
vessel element becomes strongly "
lignified", i.e. it
develops reinforcing material made of lignin. The side walls...
- vessels, fibres,
xylem rays and
xylem parenchyma.
Xylem fibres had
thick lignified walls or some had
gelatinous walls.
Xylem parenchyma cells were abundant...
