sclerenchyma

  1. Noun.  (biology) A mechanical, supportive plant tissue consisting of aggregates of cells having thick, often mineralized walls.
  2. Noun.  The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of Anthozoa, constituing the stony corals..

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