PLANT CELL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("plant cell" is a kind of...):

cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)

Meronyms (parts of "plant cell"):

cell wall (a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier)

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