SUBERIZATION

Noun

suberization (usually uncountable, plural suberizations)

(botany) conversion of the cell walls into cork tissue by development of suberin; commonly taking place in exposed tissues, as when a callus forms over a wound.

Source: Wiktionary


Su`ber*i*za"tion, n. (Bot.)

Definition: Conversion of the cell walls into cork tissue by development of suberin; -- commonly taking place in exposed tissues, as when a callus forms over a wound. Suberized cell walls are impervious to water.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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