(cytology) A thick, fairly rigid, layer formed around individual cells of bacteria, Archaea, fungi, plants, and algae (but not animals and other protists which generally have cell membranes without cell walls). The cell wall is external to the cell membrane and serves a structural function helping the cell maintain its shape and protecting the cell from damage.

Rare spelling of cell wall.

plural of cell wall

plural of cell-wall

(biology) A structure situated between the primary cell wall and the plasma membrane of plant cells

(biology) The semipermeable outer cell wall of plant cells.

plural of secondary cell wall

plural of primary cell wall