collenchyma

American  

[kuh-leng-kuh-muh] / kəˈlɛŋ kə mə /

noun

Botany.

1. a layer of modified tissue consisting of cells that are thickened at the angles and usually elongated.

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collenchyma British  

/ ˌkɒlənˈkɪmətəs, kəˈlɛŋkɪmə /

noun

1. a strengthening and supporting tissue in plants, consisting of elongated living cells whose walls are thickened with cellulose and pectins

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collenchyma Scientific  

/ kə-lĕng′kə-mə /

1. A supportive tissue of plants, consisting of elongated living cells with unevenly thickened, nonlignified walls. Collenchyma cells remain alive at maturity.

2. Compare parenchyma sclerenchyma

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Other Word Forms

• collenchymatic adjective
• collenchymatous adjective

Etymology

Origin of collenchyma

1825–35; < New Latin < Greek kóll ( a ) glue + énchyma contents ( en- en- ² + chy-, stem of cheîn to pour + -ma noun suffix denoting result of action)

Example Sentences

Cork cells, X, formed from the cork cambium, C.Ca: the cells developed on the inside of the latter, Cl, are termed collenchyma, and go to add to the cortex.

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