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scleroid
CIDE DICTIONARY
scleroid, a. [Gr. ; sklhro`s hard + e'i^dos form.].
Having a hard texture, as nutshells. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
scleroid, adj. Bot. & Zool. having a hard texture; hardened.
Etymology
Gk skleros hard
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