What is meant by sclarenchyma
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Sclerenchyma is the tissue which makes the plant hard and stiff. Sclerenchyma is the supporting tissue in plants. Two types of sclerenchyma cells exist: fibres cellular and sclereids. Their cell walls consist of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin.
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- Sclerenchyma, in plants, support tissue composed of any of various kinds of hard woody cells.
- Mature sclerenchyma cells are usually dead cells that have heavily thickened secondary walls containing lignin.
- Sclerenchyma cells occur in many different shapes and sizes, but two main types occur: fibres and sclereids
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