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pseudoparenchyma

[ soo-doh-puh-reng-kuh-muh ]
/ ˌsu doʊ pəˈrɛŋ kə mə /

noun Biology.

(in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.

Nearby words

  1. pseudonymous,
  2. pseudonymously,
  3. pseudopapilledema,
  4. pseudoparalysis,
  5. pseudoparaplegia,
  6. pseudoparesis,
  7. pseudopelade,
  8. pseudoperipteral,
  9. pseudophone,
  10. pseudoplatelet

Origin of pseudoparenchyma

First recorded in 1870–75; pseudo- + parenchyma
Related formspseu·do·pa·ren·chy·mal, pseu·do·par·en·chym·a·tous [soo-doh-par-uh ng-kim-uh-tuh s] /ˌsu doʊˌpær əŋˈkɪm ə təs/, adjective
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