guard cellnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡɑːd ˌsel/us/ˈɡɑːrd ˌsel/specializedon a leaf, one of a pair of cells positioned around each stoma (= a small hole in the surface) that open it to release gases or close it to prevent water from being lost
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Cells
- -celled
- anaphase
- assort
- cell wall
- chromatid
- effector
- gamete
- hemoglobin
- histology
- metaphase
- metastasize
- mitochondrial
- mitochondrion
- monoclonal
- motor neuron
- neoplasia
- nerve cell
- neuron
- platelet
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