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prosenchyma

[ pros-eng-kuh-muh ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. the tissue characteristic of the woody and bast portions of plants, consisting typically of long, narrow cells with pointed ends.


prosenchyma

/ prɒsˈɛŋkɪmə; ˌprɒsɛnˈkaɪmətəs /

noun

  1. a plant tissue consisting of long narrow cells with pointed ends: occurs in conducting tissue
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • prosenchymatous, adjective
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Other Words From

  • pros·en·chym·a·tous [pros-eng-, kim, -, uh, -t, uh, s], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prosenchyma1

1825–35; < New Latin < Greek pros- toward, to + énchyma infusion; modeled on parenchyma
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prosenchyma1

C19: from New Latin, from Greek pros- towards + enkhuma infusion; compare parenchyma

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