plant-type cell wall cellulose catabolic process

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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of cellulose, a linear beta1-4 glucan of molecular mass 50-400 kDa with the pyranose units in the -4C1 conformation, which forms part of the cell wall. [ GOC:mengo_curators ]

Synonyms: plant-type cell wall polysaccharide breakdown