Definition of suberize in English:
suberize
(British suberise)
verb ˈsjuːb(ə)rʌɪzˈso͞obəˌrīz
[with object]usually as adjective suberizedBotany Impregnate (the wall of a plant cell) with suberin.
〔植〕使（植物细胞壁）栓化
栓化细胞壁。
Example sentencesExamples
- In its functional role as a relative, not absolute, diffusion barrier for small solutes, the pine nexine resembles suberized and/or cutinized cell walls and Casparian strips.
- As phellem cells develop, they become suberized and then die, forming a protective layer.
- The surface of the calli and the cut edge of the bark were suberized.
- This idea is supported by experiments that showed dye permeation through suberized walls of epidermal cells.
Derivatives
noun
Botany Lignification and suberization was believed to play a role in the defensive responses to the entry of pathogenic microorganisms through a wounded part by developing physical barriers.
Example sentencesExamples
- The roles in defence include oxidation of hydroxy-cinnamyl alcohols into free radical intermediates, phenol oxidation, cross-linking of polysaccharides and of extensin monomers, lignification and suberization.
- These changes have been mostly investigated over a long-term period and are clearly associated with profound anatomical adaptations including the suberization and lignification of cell walls.
- It has been shown that salinity promotes suberization of the hypodermis and endodermis and that the Casparian strip is developed closer to the root tip than in non saline roots.
- Increased rates of suberization and lignification in the exodermis may lead to a greater resistance to the entry of materials into the root apoplast.