PROSENCHYMA

Etymology

Noun

prosenchyma (uncountable)

(botany) The tissues formed of elongated cells, especially those with pointed or oblique extremities, such as the principal cells of ordinary wood.

Source: Wiktionary


Pros*en"chy*ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -enchyma, as in parenchyma.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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