noun
Etymology: cross (III)
: any of certain cells found just below the hypodermis of the wheat grain having long axes at right angles to the pericarp and thin walls with transverse pits and in young grains containing chlorophyll
noun
Etymology: cross (III)
: any of certain cells found just below the hypodermis of the wheat grain having long axes at right angles to the pericarp and thin walls with transverse pits and in young grains containing chlorophyll
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012