Definition of Parenchyma. Meaning of Parenchyma. Synonyms of Parenchyma

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Definition of Parenchyma

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.

Meaning of Parenchyma from wikipedia

- Parenchyma (/pəˈrɛŋkɪmə/) is the bulk of functional substance in an animal organ or structure such as a tumour. In zoology, it is the tissue that fills...
- bulk of the plant body. Parenchyma cells have thin primary walls and usually remain alive after they become mature. Parenchyma forms the "filler" tissue...
- structure, and function. They are of three types: Parenchyma Collenchyma Sclerenchyma Parenchyma (Gr****, para – 'beside'; enchyma– infusion – 'tissue')...
- Nodular parenchyma is a small m**** of tissue within a gland or organ that carries out the specialized functions of the gland or organ. Nodular parenchyma entry...
- Palisade cell, or palisade mesophyll cell are plant cells located inside the mesophyll of most green leaves. They are vertically elongated and are stacked...
- in their vascular bundles, leaves are composed mainly of parenchyma cells. Some parenchyma cells, as in the epidermis, are specialized for light penetration...
- tissue in the stems of vascular plants. Pith is composed of soft, spongy parenchyma cells, which in some cases can store starch. In eudicotyledons, pith is...
- tissue that makes the hormones is the parenchyma, whereas the stroma includes the nerves that innervate the parenchyma, the blood vessels that oxygenate and...
- bleeding contained within liver parenchyma IV 25–75% of a hepatic lobe Active bleeding extending beyond the liver parenchyma into the peritoneum V >75% of...
- callus (plural calluses or calli) is a growing m**** of unorganized plant parenchyma cells. In living plants, callus cells are those cells that cover a plant...