Full Definition of PERSECUTE. transitive verb. 1. : to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict; specifically: to cause to suffer because of belief. 2.
Grape Cell. A largeâ30â80-Âµmâvariant âreticulum cellâ with a small nucleus, condensed chromatin and regular, rounded spaces filled with immunoglobulins separated by wisps of bluish cytoplasm, occasionally seen in the bone marrow of multiple myeloma, and other conditions with increased immunoglobulin production.
Cork is composed of dead cells that accumulate on the outer surface of the cork oak tree. Because of its honeycomb-like structure, cork consists largely of empty space; its density (weight per unit volume) is one-fourth that of water. Unlike a honeycomb, however, cork consists of irregularly shaped and spaced cells having an average of 14 sides.