id·i·o·blast | \ ˈi-dē-ə-ˌblast 
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\Definition of idioblast
: a plant cell (such as a sclereid) that differs markedly from neighboring cells
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idioblastic \ ˌi-dē-ə-ˈbla-stik \ adjective
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The first known use of idioblast was in 1882
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