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Specialised epidermal cells surrounding the guards cells are called

A

Subsidiary cells

B

bulliform cells

C

lenticels

D

complementary

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Few epidermal cells , in the vicinity of the guard cells become spesialised in their shape and size and are known as subsidiary cells . Theses cells are devoid of chloroplasts. The stomatal aperture , guard cells and the surrounding subsidiary cells are together called stomatal apparatus.
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