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pseudoparenchyma
[ soo-doh-puh-reng-kuh-muh ]
/ ˌsu doʊ pəˈrɛŋ kə mə /
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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.
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Origin of pseudoparenchyma
First recorded in 1870–75; pseudo- + parenchyma
OTHER WORDS FROM pseudoparenchyma
pseu·do·pa·ren·chy·mal, pseu·do·par·en·chym·a·tous [soo-doh-par-uhng-kim-uh-tuhs], /ˌsu doʊˌpær əŋˈkɪm ə təs/, adjectiveWords nearby pseudoparenchyma
pseudonephritis, pseudonym, pseudonymity, pseudonymous, pseudoparalysis, pseudoparenchyma, pseudoperipteral, pseudophone, pseudopod, pseudopodium, pseudopregnancy
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