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parenchyma Definition


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parenchyma
noun parenchymata
    1. bot.
      In plants: a tissue composed of thin-walled relatively unspecialized cells, that serves mainly as a packing tissue.
    2. zool.
      The loosely packed cells that form much of the body tissue of simple animals such as flatworms.
Etymology: 17c: from Greek enchyma infusion.



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