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Parenchyma

Parenchyma Meaning & Definition
Parenchyma Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Parenchyma?

[n] animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels
[n] the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems

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See Also | animal tissue | flesh | foliage | leaf | leafage | pith | plant tissue | pulp | root

Parenchyma In Webster's Dictionary

\Pa*ren"chy*ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, fr. ? to pour in beside; ? beside + ? in + ? to pour: cf. F. parenchyme.] (Biol.) The soft celluar substance of the tissues of plants and animals, like the pulp of leaves, to soft tissue of glands, and the like.

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