stalace

noun

stal·​ace

ˈstalə̇s

plural -s

: a central mass of cells in the root cap of some plants that is evident because its cells are arranged in a distinctly regular radial fashion

called also columella

Word History

Etymology

irregular from Greek stalaktos

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