Spiral thickening | definition of spiral thickening by Medical dictionary
spiral thickening a deposition of lignin on the inner surface of a XYLEM VESSEL, forming a spiral pattern.
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determine the plant cell wall spiral thickening
's direction of twist and apply this information to a botanical identification;
The vessel cell walls had spiral thickenings
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