"collocyte" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: collocytes [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) + -cyte. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κόλλα||glue}} Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”), {{suffix|en||cyte}} + -cyte Head templates: {{en-noun}} collocyte (plural collocytes)
  1. (botany, zoology) Any of various cells that produce gluey substances, that bind or capture prey or objects by securing them with gluey materials and structures, or that simply have a smooth and gelatinous appearance. Synonyms: glue cell Hyponyms: colloblast

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