guard cell
one of a pair of crescent-shaped cells that surround a plant's stoma; changes in the turgidity of the cells cause the opening and closing of the stoma.
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guard cell
Summary
guard cell is a cell type[1]. It draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (cell_type category, ranking #60 of 335).[2]
Key Facts
- guard cell's image is recorded as Opening and Closing of Stoma.svg[3].
- guard cell's instance of is recorded as cell type[4].
- guard cell's subclass of is recorded as plant cell[5].
- guard cell's part of is recorded as stomata[6].
- guard cell's Commons category is recorded as Guard cells[7].
- guard cell's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cc892l[8].
- guard cell's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/guard-cell[9].
- guard cell's Quora topic ID is recorded as Guard-Cell[10].
- guard cell's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as guard-cells[11].
- guard cell's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 136547172[12].
- guard cell's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C136547172[13].
Why It Matters
guard cell draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (cell_type category, ranking #60 of 335).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]