"collenchyma" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈlɛŋkəmə/ Forms: collenchymas [plural], collenchymata [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek κολλα (kolla, “glue”) + -enchyma (“tissue”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|κολλα||glue}} Ancient Greek κολλα (kolla, “glue”), {{suf|en||-enchyma|t2=tissue}} + -enchyma (“tissue”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|collenchymata}} collenchyma (countable and uncountable, plural collenchymas or collenchymata)
  1. (biology) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Plant tissues Coordinate_terms: chlorenchyma, parenchyma, merenchyma, sclerenchyma Translations (a supporting ground tissue just under the surface of various leaf structures formed before vascular differentiation): kolenchyma [feminine] (Polish), zwarcica [feminine] (Polish), colênquima [masculine] (Portuguese), tibaysihayan (Tagalog)

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