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Meaning of "idioblast" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IDIOBLAST

idioblast  [ˈɪdɪəʊˌblæst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IDIOBLAST

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determiner
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Idioblast is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IDIOBLAST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

idioblast

Idioblast

An idioblast is an isolated plant cell that differs from neighboring tissues. They have various functions such as storage of reserves, excretory materials, pigments, and minerals. They could contain oil, latex, gum, resin, tannin or pigments etc. Some can contain mineral crystals such as acrid tasting and poisonous calcium oxalate or carbonate or silica. Any of the tissue or tissue systems of plants can contain idioblasts. Idioblasts are divided into three main categories: excretory, tracheoid, and sclerenchymatous. Idioblasts can contain biforine cells that form crystals. The chemicals are excreted by the plant and stored in liquid or crystalline form. In bundles they are known as druse and as crystals they can be of raphide form. When the end of an idioblast is broken the crystals or other substance is ejected by internal water pressure. Idioblasts of calcium oxalate appear to have no function other than a poisonous deterrent to herbivores.

Definition of idioblast in the English dictionary

The definition of idioblast in the dictionary is a plant cell that differs from those around it in the same tissue.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IDIOBLAST


chondroblast
ˈkɒndrəʊˌblæst
ectoblast
ˈɛktəʊˌblæst
endoblast
ˈɛndəʊˌblæst
entoblast
ˈɛntəʊˌblæst
epiblast
ˈɛpɪˌblæst
erythroblast
ɪˈrɪθrəʊˌblæst
fibroblast
ˈfaɪbrəʊˌblæst
gonimoblast
ˈɡɒnɪməʊˌblæst
haematoblast
hiːˈmætəʊˌblæst
hematoblast
hiːˈmætəʊˌblæst
melanoblast
ˈmɛlənəʊˌblæst
mesoblast
ˈmɛsəʊˌblæst
neoblast
ˈniːəʊˌblæst
neuroblast
ˈnjʊərəʊˌblæst
odontoblast
ɒˈdɒntəˌblæst
osteoblast
ˈɒstɪəʊˌblæst
spermatoblast
ˈspɜːmətəʊˌblæst
trophoblast
ˈtrɒfəˌblæst
windblast
ˈwɪndˌblæst
xenoblast
ˈzɛnəʊˌblæst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IDIOBLAST

idioblastic
idiocies
idiocy
idioglossia
idiogram
idiographic
idiolect
idiolectal
idiolectic
idiom
idiomatic
idiomatical
idiomatically
idiomaticalness
idiomorphic
idiomorphically
idiomorphism
idiopathic
idiopathies

WORDS THAT END LIKE IDIOBLAST

ameloblast
arblast
beadblast
blast
bomb blast
cnidoblast
counterblast
full blast
last
leucoblast
lymphoblast
megaloblast
myeloblast
myoblast
oblast
planoblast
sandblast
spongioblast
statoblast
trumpet blast
whirlblast

Synonyms and antonyms of idioblast in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «idioblast» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IDIOBLAST

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The translations of idioblast from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «idioblast» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

idioblast
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

idioblast
570 millions of speakers

English

idioblast
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

idioblast
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

idioblast
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

idioblast
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

idioblast
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

idioblast
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

idioblaste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Idioblast
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

idioblast
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

異形細胞
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

idioblast
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Idioblast
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

idioblast
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

idioblast
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आयोडीनब्लास्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

idioblast
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

idioblast
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

idioblast
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

idioblast
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

idioblast
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

idioblast
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

idioblast
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

idioblast
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

idioblast
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of idioblast

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IDIOBLAST»

The term «idioblast» is used very little and occupies the 178.512 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IDIOBLAST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about idioblast

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IDIOBLAST»

Discover the use of idioblast in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to idioblast and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Life Strategies of Succulents in Deserts: With Special ...
In leaves with an epidermis of the idioblast type, the subepidermal tissue below the idioblasts is free of chloroplasts or their density is very low (Fig. 4.30b). By this a light well is formed allowing the light focused by the 'idioblast lenses' to ...
‎1992
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Leaf Defence
The term 'idioblast' refers to individual cells that are, quite simply, different from their neighbours (Evert, 2006). For example, crystal-containing cells are 'crystal idioblasts'. There are many other types of idioblast and they can be found ...
Edward E. Farmer, 2014
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New Directions in Archaeological Science
Idioblast cells are structurally modified to accommodate crystals and are therefore markedly different in form, structure, and contents from other cells in the same tissue (Gallaher 1975:320; Sunell and Healey 1981:235). A variety of idioblast ...
Andrew S. Fairbairn, Sue O'Connor, Benjamin Marwick, 2009
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Biology and Biotechnology of the Plant Hormone Ethylene II: ...
Ethylene enhanced both the biosynthesis of the diene in the idioblast and the release of antifungal lipids out of the idioblast. Results suggest that idioblast are important as the source of compounds involved in the postharvest defense process ...
A.K. Kanellis, 1999
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New Light on Alkaloid Biosynthesis and Future Prospects
biosynthesis of vindoline, one of the monomeric MIA precursors of the dimeric MIA vinblastine, are localised to specialised laticifer–idioblast cells (St-Pierre et al., 1999). Recently, these results were elegantly enhanced by an RT-PCR analysis ...
‎2013
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U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin
One idioblast observed, consisting of a small, isodiametric cell with straight to concave sides, underthrust by unmodified adjacent cells; idioblast with thicker cuticle than the adjacent cells, possibly representing the basal cell of an abscissed ...
‎1983
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Functional Characterization of Hsc70-interacting Protein ...
Young idioblast initials are distinguished from surrounding cells by many ultrastructural characteristics including slightly larger cells, denser cytoplasm, enlarged nuclei and nucleoli and more extensive endoplasmic reticulum (ER) ( Kausch and ...
Preekamol Klanrit, 2006
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Entomologia experimentalis et applicata
1 999 Key words: Spodoptera exigua, Salmlodes aegrotata, Pseudoplusia includens, avocado, oil cells, idioblasts, adaptation, food preference Abstract We tested the hypothesis that avocado idioblast oil cells play a defensive role against  ...
‎2000
9
Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Lipids
Idioblast oil cells from avocado mesocarp are also susceptible to stimulation: the effect of ethylene on their antifungal diene induction is time and temperature dependent. Idioblasts but not their lipid environment are responsible for the ...
John Peter Williams, Mobashsher Uddin Khan, Nora Wan Lem, 1997
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Comptes rendus de la réunion plénière
TAXONOMIC USEFULNESS OF IDIOBLAST CHARACTERS The application of data derived from the study of idioblast patterns is perhaps best suited to resolving problems in delimitation of taxa at the species level. The size, distribution, and ...
Association pour l'étude taxonomique de la flore d'Afrique tropicale, 1985

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IDIOBLAST»

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The Real Plant That Sounds Like a Harry Potter Prank
Either the chewing motion or the agitation of the idioblast cells drive the raphides into the soft tissue in your mouth and parts beyond, lacerating ... «io9, Aug 14»

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