Dictionary

sclerenchyma en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /sklɪəɹˈɛŋkɪmə/ (UK)
• /skləɹˈɛŋkəmə/ General American, weak vowel merger

Etymology

From sclero- + -enchyma.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A mechanical ground tissue, impermeable to water, which consists of cells having narrow lumen and thick, mineralized walls of lignin; present in stems, vascular bundles (of monocots), seed coverings, and vein and tips of leaves.
2. (countable, uncountable) The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of the stony corals (Anthozoa).

Forms

Coordinates

chlorenchyma · sclereid · merenchyma · parenchyma · collenchyma

Deriveds

sclerenchymatous

Translations (9)

pt esclerênquima (a mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants consisting of aggregates of cells having thick, often mineralized walls) · tl tagasihayan (a mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants consisting of aggregates of cells having thick, often mineralized walls) · pl twardzica (a mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants consisting of aggregates of cells having thick, often mineralized walls) · tr sklerenkima (a mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants consisting of aggregates of cells having thick, often mineralized walls) · id sklerenkima (a mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants consisting of aggregates of cells having thick, often mineralized walls) · es esclerénquima (a mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants consisting of aggregates of cells having thick, often mineralized walls) · cmn 厚壁組織 /厚壁组织 (a mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants consisting of aggregates of cells having thick, often mineralized walls) · pl sklerenchyma (a mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants consisting of aggregates of cells having thick, often mineralized walls) · fa اسکرانشیم (a mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants consisting of aggregates of cells having thick, often mineralized walls)