prosenchymatous
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prosenchymatous — pros·en·chym·a·tous … English syllables
prosenchymatous — adjective see prosenchyma … Useful english dictionary
prosenchyma — prosenchymatous /pros eng kim euh teuhs/, adj. /pros eng keuh meuh/, n. Bot. the tissue characteristic of the woody and bast portions of plants, consisting typically of long, narrow cells with pointed ends. [1825 35; < NL < Gk pros toward, to +… … Universalium
Ground tissue — Cross section of a flax plant stem: 1. Pith, 2. Protoxylem, 3. Xylem I, 4. Phloem I, 5. Sclerenchyma (bast fibre), 6. Cortex, 7. Epidermis The types of ground tissue found in plants develop from gro … Wikipedia
prosenchyma — [prɒ sɛŋkɪmə] noun Biology plant tissue consisting of elongated cells with interpenetrating tapering ends, occurring chiefly in vascular tissue. Derivatives prosenchymatous ˌprɒsɛŋ kɪmətəs adjective Origin C19: from Gk pros toward + enkhuma… … English new terms dictionary
prosenchyma — /prɒsˈɛŋkəmə/ (say pros engkuhmuh) noun the tissue characteristic of the woody and bast portions of plants, consisting typically of long, narrow cells with pointed ends. {New Latin, from Greek pros towards, to + enchyma infusion; modelled on… …
prosenchyma — n. supporting plant tissue containing little protoplasm. ♦ prosenchymatous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
prosenchyma — [präs eŋ′ki mə, präsen′ki ē] n. [ModL < Gr pros, to, toward, near + enchyma, infusion: see PARENCHYMA] a tissue of thick walled, elongated cells without much protoplasm, found in some plants prosenchymatous [präs eŋ′kim′ə təs] adj … English World dictionary
prosenchyma — n. a plant tissue of elongated cells with interpenetrating tapering ends, occurring esp. in vascular tissue. Derivatives: prosenchymal adj. prosenchymatous adj. Etymology: Gk pros toward + egkhuma infusion, after parenchyma … Useful english dictionary
