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callose

[ kal-ohs ]

adjective

  1. having thickened or hardened spots, as a leaf.


callose

/ ˈ°ìæ±ôəʊ³ú /

noun

  1. a carbohydrate, a polymer of glucose, found in plants, esp in the sieve tubes
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of callose1

1860–65; < Latin ³¦²¹±ô±ôŲõ³Ü²õ; callous, -ose 1
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While the fundamental constituent is a cellulose in many Mucorini and other Phycomycetes, in others bodies like pectose, callose, &c., commonly occur, and Wisselingh’s researches show that chitin, a gluco-proteid common in animals, forms the main constituent in many cases, and is probably deposited directly as such, though, like the other substances, it may be mixed with cellulose.

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Callose, hardened; or furnished with callosities or thickened spots.

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