PARENCHYMA

Parenchyma

Parenchyma is the bulk of a substance. In animals, a parenchyma comprises the functional parts of an organ and in plants parenchyma is the ground tissue of nonwoody structures.

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parenchyma

Noun

  1. The functional part of an organ, as opposed to supporting tissue.
  2. The ground tissue making up most of the non-woody parts of a plant.


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