idioblast

[ id-ee-uh-blast ]
/ ˈɪd i əˌblæst /

noun Botany.

a cell that differs greatly from the surrounding cells or tissue.

Origin of idioblast

First recorded in 1880–85; idio- + -blast

OTHER WORDS FROM idioblast

id·i·o·blas·tic, adjective

Words nearby idioblast

ides of march, ides of march, beware the, idhi, idio-, idioagglutinin, idioblast, idiochromatic, idiocrasy, idiocy, idiodynamic, idiodynamics

British Dictionary definitions for idioblast

idioblast
/ (ˈɪdɪəʊˌblæst) /

noun

a plant cell that differs from those around it in the same tissue

Derived forms of idioblast

idioblastic, adjective