collenchyma
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek κολλα (kolla, “glue”) + -enchyma (“tissue”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
collenchyma (countable and uncountable, plural collenchymas or collenchymata)
- (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.
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Translations[edit]
a supporting ground tissue just under the surface of various leaf structures formed before vascular differentiation
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