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Sphaerenchyma


Sphae-ren′chy-ma

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] sphere +
-enchyma
as in
parenchima
.]
(Bot.)
Vegetable tissue composed of thin-walled rounded cells, – a modification of parenchyma.