adjective
- having a hard, woody texture; resembling or characteristic of sclerenchyma tissue
Usage: botanical; technical
Examples
- The scleroid cells in the pear’s flesh create its characteristic gritty texture.
- Botanists identified scleroid tissue in the seed coat.
- The plant’s scleroid fibers provide structural support.
- Scleroid elements make some fruits difficult to chew.
- The researcher examined scleroid cells under the microscope.