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parenchyma |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Parenchyma \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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: parenchyma n 1: animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels 2: 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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