callus growth

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• callus — /kal euhs/, n., pl. calluses, v., callused, callusing. n. 1. Pathol., Physiol. a. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. b. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them. 2. Also, callose.… …   Universalium

• callus — cal•lus [[t]ˈkæl əs[/t]] n. pl. lus•es, 1) pat phl a) a hardened or thickened part of the skin; callosity b) a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them 2) bot Also, callose bot the tissue that forms over …   From formal English to slang

• growth — Synonyms and related words: about face, abscess, access, accession, accomplishment, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, advancement, aggrandizement, ague, alchemy, amplification, anemia, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• callus — /ˈkæləs / (say kaluhs) noun (plural calluses) 1. Physiology, Pathology a. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. b. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them. 2. Botany a. the tissu …  

• callus — Synonyms and related words: Philistinism, armor, benign tumor, callosity, callousness, cancer, carcinoma, corn, cyst, excrescence, flintiness, formidable defenses, fungosity, fungus, growth, hard heart, hard shell, hardenedness, hardheartedness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• callus — pl calli A protective tissue, consisting of parenchyma cells, that develops over a cut or damaged plant surface. 2. Mass of undifferentiated, thin walled parenchyma cells induced by hormone treatment. 3. Actively dividing non organized masses of… …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• malignant growth — Synonyms and related words: benign tumor, callosity, callus, cancer, carcinoma, corn, cyst, excrescence, fungosity, fungus, growth, intumescence, metastatic tumor, mole, morbid growth, neoplasm, nevus, nonmalignant tumor, outgrowth, proud flesh,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Plant hormone — Plant hormones (also known as phytohormones) are chemicals that regulate plant growth. Plant hormones are signal molecules produced within the plant, and occur in extremely low concentrations. Hormones regulate cellular processes in targeted… …   Wikipedia

• Tree — For other uses, see Tree (disambiguation). Trees on a mountain in northern Utah during early autumn …   Wikipedia

• Bark — Bark, also known as periderm, is the outermost layer of stems and roots of woody plants such as trees. It overlays the wood and consists of three layers, the cork or phellem, the phelloderm and the cork cambium or phellogen. Products used by… …   Wikipedia

• horticulture — horticultural, adj. horticulturist, n. /hawr ti kul cheuhr/, n. 1. the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants. 2. the science and art of cultivating such plants. [1670… …   Universalium