parenchymatous
121medullary ray — /məˈdʌləri reɪ/ (say muh duluhree ray) noun (in the stems of exogenous plants) one of the vertical bands of plates of parenchymatous tissue which radiate between the pith and the bark …
122parenchyma — /pəˈrɛŋkɪmə / (say puh rengkimuh) noun 1. Botany the fundamental (soft) cellular tissue of plants, as in the softer parts of leaves, the pulp of fruits, the pith of stems, etc. 2. Anatomy, Zoology the proper tissue of an animal organ, as… …
123pith — /pɪθ / (say pith) noun 1. the soft, spongy lining of the rind of oranges and other citrus fruits. 2. Botany the central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants. 3. any of various analogous inner parts of substances …
124parenchyma — n. fundamental or essential tissue of organ or plant. ♦ parenchymatous, a …
125parenchyma — [pə reŋ′ki mə, pəren′ki mə] n. [ModL < Gr, anything poured in beside < para , beside (see PARA 1) + enchyma, infusion < enchein, to pour in < en , in + cheein, to pour: see FOUND3] 1. Anat. the essential or functional tissue of an… …
126parenchyma — n. 1 Anat. the functional part of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue. 2 Bot. the cellular material, usu. soft and succulent, found esp. in the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc.… …
127bundle sheath — noun : a compact layer of commonly parenchymatous cells forming a sheath around a vascular bundle …
128cellular tissue — noun 1. : areolar connective tissue 2. botany : tissue entirely parenchymatous …
