stereome
noun
stere·ome
ˈsterēˌōm,
ˈstir-
variants or stereom
-ēˌäm
plural -s
: mechanical or strengthening tissue:
a
: rigid cellular tissue (such as sclerenchyma and collenchyma) of a plant compare mestome
b
: exoskeletal material of an invertebrate
Word History
Etymology
German stereom, from Greek stereōma solid body, from stereoun to make solid, from stereos solid
- first-rateness
- first-rater
- first-run
- first-species counterpoint
- first-strike
- first-string
- first-stringer
- first-time
- first-world problem
- first-year
- first-years
- firstborn
- firstborns
- firstcomer
- firster
- firstest
- firstfoot
- firstfooter
- firstfruits
- firsthand
- firsthander
- firsthandest
- firstlier
- firstliest
- firstling