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noun a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Latin cella Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin cellulabor. French cellule French -ose French cellulosebor. English cellulose Borrowed from French cellulose.
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