adj.1 of or having small compartments or cavities.
2 of open texture; porous.
3 Physiol. of or consisting of cells.
Phrases and idioms:
cellular blanket a blanket of open texture. cellular plant a plant with no distinct stem, leaves, etc. cellular radio a system of mobile radio-telephone transmission with an area divided into 'cells' each served by its own small transmitter.
Derivatives:
cellularity n. cellulate adj. cellulation n. cellulous adj.
Etymology: F cellulaire f. mod.L cellularis: see CELLULE