English

Adjective

sclerenchymatous ‎(comparative more sclerenchymatous, superlative most sclerenchymatous)

1. Of, pertaining to, or composed of sclerenchyma
   • 1884, Anton Bary, Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns:

     In Fagus silvatica, Quercus Suber, &c., the first sclerenchymatous ring soon acquires projections directed towards the larger medullary rays.

   • 1891 February 1, “Nutrient Layer in the Testa”, in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, page 61:

     The cortex consists of two distinct layers (c and c'); the outer layer becomes more sclerenchymatous towards the periphery.

   • 1957, Maxim Konradovich Elias, Fenestella from the Permian of West Texas, page 133:

     Details of the reverse of a zoarium; sclerenchymatous crust removed by weathering which exposed two series of narrow ridges (the fewer higher and the more numerous lower ones between them); large circular accessory pores stand out in form of molds; originally they penetrated the sclerenchymatous crust, now removed by erosion.

   • 2013, Advances in Fabaceae Research and Application: 2013 Edition, page 15:

     It also restored stem anomalies like reduced trichome turgidity and density, deformation in collenchymatous and sclerenchymatous cells induced by As stress.