middle lamella
Plant cell cement
The middle lamella is the thin layer of material that cements adjacent plant cells together.
Composed mainly of pectin, it forms during cell division and remains as the outermost layer of each cell wall.
When fruits ripen, enzymes break down the middle lamella, softening the tissue: The peach became mushy as its middle lamella degraded.
Parent splitting into offspring
- cytokinesisCytoplasmic division after mitosis
- meristemPlant growth tissue
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- tissue formationDevelopment of bodily structures
morphogenesis · organogenesis · elongation · maturation · Golgi apparatus · exocytosis
Tendency to bind together
- bindingLegally or morally required
- cementingFastening withite adhesive
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- bondingForming close connections
Produce reaching peak edibility
- abscissionPlant part separation
- senescenceGradual functional decline with age
- softeningBecoming less firm
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
Fruit-based setting substance
- polysaccharideChained sugar molecule
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- magnesiumAlkaline earth metal
- carbohydrateSugar or starch compound
Rigid cellular outer layer
- intercellularBetween individual cells
- plasma membraneLipid bilayer enclosing cytoplasm
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
- pitFruit's hard seed
cell division
Parent splitting into offspring
- cytokinesisCytoplasmic division after mitosis
- meristemPlant growth tissue
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
tissue formation · morphogenesis · organogenesis · elongation · maturation · Golgi apparatus · exocytosis
cohesion
Tendency to bind together
- bindingLegally or morally required
- cementingFastening withite adhesive
- attachmentConnection or fondness
fruit ripening
Produce reaching peak edibility
- abscissionPlant part separation
- senescenceGradual functional decline with age
- softeningBecoming less firm
pectin
Fruit-based setting substance
- polysaccharideChained sugar molecule
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- magnesiumAlkaline earth metal
cell wall
Rigid cellular outer layer
- intercellularBetween individual cells
- plasma membraneLipid bilayer enclosing cytoplasm
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
pit · interface · boundary layer · shared wall · interstitial
- cell wallcellulose, pectin, lignin, chitin
- cell wallscellulose, lignin, pectin, chitin, polysaccharide
- plant cellscell wall, chloroplast, vacuole, cell membrane, cytoplasm
- organellesmitochondria, mitochondrion, chloroplast, nucleus, lysosome
- plant tissuesparenchyma, xylem, phloem, meristem, cambium
middle, middling, middles, lamina, lamella, lamellae, midmost, middlemost