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Question
While eating peach or pear it is usually seen that some stone like structures get entangled in the teeth, what are these stone like structures called?
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Solution
The fruits of peach or pear contain stone cells or sclereids. These stone cells are a type of sclerenchyma. These cells give stone-like consistency to small particles of these fruits.
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