While eating peach or pear it is usually seen that some stone like structures get entangled in the teeth, what are these stone like structures called?


While eating peach or pear it is usually seen that some stone like structures get entangled in the teeth are sclereids stone cells).


The sclereids are spherical, oval or cylindrical, highly thickened dead cells with very narrow cavities lumen).


These are commonly found in the fruit walls of nuts; pulp of fruits like guava, pear and sapota; seed coats of legumes and leaves of tea.


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