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Trichosclereid

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Trichosclereids are hard needlelike branched cells found in some species of plants that serve the purpose of protecting the plant from herbivores. They are usually approximately 6 mm (1/4 inch) long, but in some species they grow to as long as 1 cm (0.4 inches). Trichosclereids are a type of sclereids that can be found in olive leaves and the aerial roots of the Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa).[1]

Further reading

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  • Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.
  1. ^ Geneve, Robert L.; Wilson, Sandra B.; Davies, Fred T. (29 May 2020). "Sclereids". PropG.