chlorenchyma
[ kluh-reng-kuh-muh ]
/ kləˈrɛŋ kə mə /
Save This Word!
noun Botany.
parenchymal tissue containing chlorophyll.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON “ITS” VS. “IT’S”!
Apostrophes can be tricky; prove you know the difference between it’s and its in this crafty quiz!
Question 1 of 12
On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Origin of chlorenchyma
First recorded in 1890–95; chlor(ophyll) + (par)enchyma
Words nearby chlorenchyma
chlordane, chlordecone, chlordiazepoxide, chlorella, chloremia, chlorenchyma, chlorhexidine, chlorhydria, chloric, chloric acid, chloride
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
British Dictionary definitions for chlorenchyma
chlorenchyma
/ (kləˈrɛŋkɪmə) /
noun
plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chlorophyll
Word Origin for chlorenchyma
C19: from chlor (ophyll) + -enchyma
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for chlorenchyma
chlorenchyma
[ klə-rĕng′kə-mə ]
Plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chloroplasts and forming the basic green tissue of plant leaves and stems.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.