Subsidiary cells

• Title

  Subsidiary cells

• Definition

  Epidermal cells that surround stomates and are different in shape, size, or position from other epidermal cells.

• Related Terms

  Stomate (pl. = stomates) (= stoma sing. and stomata pl.)

  Anomocytic stomata

  Anisocytic stomata

  Paracytic stomata

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