prosenchyma

[ pros-eng-kuh-muh ]

noun

, Botany.

1. the tissue characteristic of the woody and bast portions of plants, consisting typically of long, narrow cells with pointed ends.

prosenchyma

/ prɒsˈɛŋkɪmə; ˌprɒsɛnˈkaɪmətəs /

noun

1. a plant tissue consisting of long narrow cells with pointed ends: occurs in conducting tissue

Derived Forms

• prosenchymatous, adjective

Other Words From

• pros·en·chym·a·tous [pros-eng-, kim, -, uh, -t, uh, s], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of prosenchyma¹

1825–35; < New Latin < Greek pros- toward, to + énchyma infusion; modeled on parenchyma

Word History and Origins

Origin of prosenchyma¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek pros- towards + enkhuma infusion; compare parenchyma