pseudoparenchyma

pseudoparenchyma
pseudoparenchymal, pseudoparenchymatous /sooh'doh par'euhng kim"euh teuhs/, adj.
/sooh'doh peuh reng"keuh meuh/, n. Biol.
(in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
[1870-75; PSEUDO- + PARENCHYMA]

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  • pseudoparenchyma — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1875 compactly interwoven short celled filaments especially in fungi that resemble parenchyma of higher plants • pseudoparenchymatous adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pseudoparenchyma — In fungi, a tissue like mass of modified hyphae. * * * pseu·do·pa·ren·chy·ma (soo″do pə rengґkĭ mə) a mass of hyphae fused together to form a tissuelike structure …   Medical dictionary

  • pseudoparenchyma — pseu·do·parenchyma …   English syllables

  • pseudoparenchyma — pseu•do•pa•ren•chy•ma [[t]ˌsu doʊ pəˈrɛŋ kə mə[/t]] n. fng (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue • Etymology: 1870–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • pseudoparenchyma — …   Useful english dictionary

  • pseudoparenchymatous — adjective see pseudoparenchyma …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • false parenchyma — noun : pseudoparenchyma …   Useful english dictionary

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