collenchyme
American
[kol-uhn-kahym]
/ ˈkɒl ənˌkaɪm /
noun
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Botany. a gelatinous, thickened, and usually elongated cell that is part of a layer of modified tissue in some plants.
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Zoology. a gelatinous layer of cells in the body wall of some coelenterates and ctenophores.
Etymology
Origin of collenchyme
First recorded in 1885–90; variant of collenchyma ( def. )
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