Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CEL'LU-LAR, a. [L. cellula, a little cell.]

Consisting of cells, or containing cells. – Kirwan. The cellular membrane, in animal bodies, is composed of an infinite number of minute cells, communicating with each other. It invests every fiber, and seems to be the medium of connection between all parts of the body. The cells serve as reservoirs for fat. – Encyc.