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prosenchyma
CIDE DICTIONARY
prosenchyma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. near + -enchyma, as in parenchyma.].
A general term applied to the tissues formed of elongated cells, especially those with pointed or oblique extremities, as the principal cells of ordinary wood. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
prosenchyma, n. a plant tissue of elongated cells with interpenetrating tapering ends, occurring esp. in vascular tissue.
Derivative
prosenchymal adj. prosenchymatous adj.
Etymology
Gk pros toward + egkhuma infusion, after parenchyma
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