Term Information

Accession
GO:0080193
Name
diffuse secondary thickening
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
Lateral growth of the older parts of a stem that occurs when the central parenchyma cells and the not yet fully differentiated fiber cells of the bundle sheaths continue to undergo cell division and expansion for a long period of time, leading to an increase in girth of the stem. Source: GOC:dhl
Comment
Occurs in the stems (PO:0009047) of some Arecaceae (palms).
History
See term history for GO:0080193 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of diffuse secondary thickening (GO:0080193)
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diffuse secondary thickening [is_a relation] is_a  lateral growth (GO:0080190)

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