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AerenchymaAerenchym A"["e]r*en`chym, Aerenchyma A`["e]r*en"chy*ma, n.
[NL. a["e]renchyma. See A["e]ro-; Enchyma.] (Bot.)
A secondary respiratory tissue or modified periderm, found in
many aquatic plants and distinguished by the large
intercellular spaces. AngienchymaAngienchyma An`gi*en"chy*ma, n. [Gr. ? receptacle + ?. Formed
like Parenchyma.] (Bot.)
Vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels,
dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels. Bothrenchyma
Bothrenchyma Both*ren"chy*ma, n. [Gr. ? pit + ? something
poured in. Formed like parenchyma.] (Bot.)
Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in
many kinds of wood.
CoenenchymaCoenenchym C[oe]*nen"chym, Coenenchyma C[oe]*nen"chy*ma
.
[NL. coenenchyma, fr. Gr. ? common + ? something poured in.
Formed like parenchyma.] (Zo["o]l.)
The common tissue which unites the polyps or zooids of a
compound anthozoan or coral. It may be soft or more or less
ossified. See Coral. Collenchyma
Collenchyma Col*len"chy*ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ko`lla glue + ?
an infusion. Formed like parenchyma.] (Bot.)
A tissue of vegetable cells which are thickend at the angles
and (usually) elongated.
Enchyma
Enchyma En"chy*ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? an infusion; ? in + ? to
pour.] (Biol.)
The primitive formative juice, from which the tissues,
particularly the cellular tissue, are formed.
Merenchyma
Merenchyma Me*ren"chy*ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a part +
-enchyma, as in parenchyma.] (Bot.)
Tissue composed of spheroidal cells.
Mesenchyma
Mesenchyma Mes*en"chy*ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle +
-enchyma, as in E. parenchyma.] (Biol.)
The part of the mesoblast which gives rise to the connective
tissues and blood.
Parenchyma
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.
Parenchymal
Parenchymal Pa*ren"chy*mal, a.
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, parenchyma.
Parenchymatous
Parenchymatous Par`en*chym"a*tous, Parenchymous
Pa*ren"chy*mous, a. [Cf. F. parenchymateux.]
Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the parenchyma of a
tissue or an organ; as, parenchymatous degeneration.
Pinenchyma
Pinenchyma Pi*nen"chy*ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a tablet +
-enchyma, as in parenchyma.] (Bot.)
Tabular parenchyma, a form of cellular tissue in which the
cells are broad and flat, as in some kinds of epidermis.
Pleurenchyma
Pleurenchyma Pleu*ren"chy*ma, n. [Gr. ? side + ?, as in
parenchyma.] (Bot.)
A tissue consisting of long and slender tubular cells, of
which wood is mainly composed.
Prosenchyma
Prosenchyma Pros*en"chy*ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? near +
-enchyma, as in parenchyma.] (Bot.)
A general term applied to the tissues formed of elongated
cells, especially those with pointed or oblique extremities,
as the principal cells of ordinary wood.
SclerenchymaSclerenchyma Scle*ren"chy*ma, n. [NL., from Gr. sklhro`s hard
+ -enchyma as in parenchyma.]
1. (Bot.) Vegetable tissue composed of short cells with
thickened or hardened walls, as in nutshells and the
gritty parts of a pear. See Sclerotic.
Note: By recent German writers and their English translators,
this term is used for liber cells. --Goodale.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of
Anthozoa, constituting the stony corals. Sclerenchymatous
Sclerenchymatous Scler`en*chym"a*tous, a. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.)
Pertaining to, or composed of, sclerenchyma.
Sphaerenchyma
Sphaerenchyma Sph[ae]*ren"chy*ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? sphere
+ -enchyma as in parenchima.] (Bot.)
Vegetable tissue composed of thin-walled rounded cells, -- a
modification of parenchyma.
TaphrenchymaTaphrenchyma Taph*ren"chy*ma, n. [Gr. ? a trench + enchyma, as
in parenchyma.] (Bot.)
Same as Bothrenchyma. Trachenchyma
Trachenchyma Tra*chen"chy*ma, n. [NL.,fr. trachea + -enchyma
as in E. parenchyma.] (Bot.)
A vegetable tissue consisting of trache[ae].
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