cell wall

1. 1.

   a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier

   Broaderlayer

   Part ofplant cell

Questions about cell wall

What does cell wall mean?

cell wall means "a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier".

Is cell wall a common word?

cell wall is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.