"heterocyte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heterocytes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} heterocyte (plural heterocytes)
  1. A specialized nitrogen-fixing cell formed by some filamentous cyanobacteria. Wikipedia link: heterocyst
    Sense id: en-heterocyte-en-noun-FR3lViYU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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Download JSONL data for heterocyte meaning in English (0.7kB)

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