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collenchyma en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /kəˈlɛŋkɪmə/

Etymology

Ancient Greek κολλα (kolla, “glue”) + -enchyma (“tissue”)

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A living, elongated, mechanical and flexible ground tissue with angular pectin depositions; present just under leaves, tendrils and stems of climbers; formed before vascular differentiation.

Forms

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collenchymas Number=Plur lexicographic
collenchymata Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

chlorenchyma · sclerenchyma · merenchyma · parenchyma

Translations (5)

pt colênquima (a supporting ground tissue just under the surface of various leaf structures formed before vascular differentiation) · pl zwarcica (a supporting ground tissue just under the surface of various leaf structures formed before vascular differentiation) · cmn 厚角組織 /厚角组织 (a supporting ground tissue just under the surface of various leaf structures formed before vascular differentiation) · pl kolenchyma (a supporting ground tissue just under the surface of various leaf structures formed before vascular differentiation) · tl tibaysihayan (a supporting ground tissue just under the surface of various leaf structures formed before vascular differentiation)