albuminous cell
noun
Definition of albuminous cell
: one of the parenchyma cells adjacent to the sieve cells in gymnosperm wood, distinguished by staining deeply with cytoplasmic stains, and apparently associated physiologically with the sieve cells and joined to them by sieve areas
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1900
First Known Use of albuminous cell
1900
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