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Collenchyma


Col-len′chy-ma

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
κόλλα
glue + [GREEK] an infusion. Formed like
parenchyma
.]
(Bot.)
A tissue of vegetable cells which are thickend at the angles and (usually) elongated.

Definition 2024


collenchyma

collenchyma

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Noun

collenchyma (plural collenchymas)

  1. (biology) A supporting ground tissue just under the surface of various leaf structures formed before vascular differentiation.

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