sclerenchyma cell
Botanical term for a plant cell with thick, lignified walls that provides structural support. Often found in stems, leaves, and seed coats.
Sclerenchyma cells play a role in strengthening plant stems.
This tissue contains many sclerenchyma cells.
Parenchyma cells are thin-walled and involved in photosynthesis and storage, whereas sclerenchyma cells are thick-walled and provide support.
Collenchyma cells have unevenly thickened primary walls and remain alive at maturity, while sclerenchyma cells have uniformly thick, often lignified secondary walls and are usually dead at maturity.
Compound of 厚壁 (thick wall) + 細胞 (cell), directly describing the cell's characteristic thick cell wall.