collenchyma

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κολλα (kolla, “glue”) +(-enchyma, "tissue")

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈlɛŋkəmə/

Noun

collenchyma (plural collenchymas)

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.

Coordinate terms

• chlorenchyma
• parenchyma
• merenchyma
• sclerenchyma

Translations

a supporting ground tissue just under the surface of various leaf structures formed before vascular differentiation

• Polish: kolenchyma f, zwarcica f
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• Tagalog: tibaysihayan