Sclĕr'o-ġĕn, n.
n. [Gr. σκληρός, hard, and γένειν, to produce.] (Bot.) The hard matter deposited in the membranous cells of plants, and which forms the principal part of the solid wood; lignine. Gray.
n. [Gr. σκληρός, hard, and γένειν, to produce.] (Bot.) The hard matter deposited in the membranous cells of plants, and which forms the principal part of the solid wood; lignine. Gray.