collenchyme

[ kol-uhn-kahym ]

noun

1. Botany. a gelatinous, thickened, and usually elongated cell that is part of a layer of modified tissue in some plants.
2. Zoology. a gelatinous layer of cells in the body wall of some coelenterates and ctenophores.

Word History and Origins

Origin of collenchyme¹

First recorded in 1885–90; variant of collenchyma ( def )