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Cell Wall

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Noun

1. cell wall

a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cell Wall

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noun
the outer layer of a cell, esp the structure in plant cells that consists of cellulose, lignin, etc, and gives mechanical support to the cell

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Cell Wall

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Biology
the nonliving covering or separating wall of a cell; esp., the relatively rigid covering of a plant cell, containing cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cell Wall

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n.
The rigid outermost cell layer found in plants and certain algae, bacteria, and fungi but absent from animal cells.

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