(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:49:13

Pa*ren"chy*ma (?), n. [NL., from Gr. , fr. to pour in beside; beside + in + to pour: cf. F. parenchyme.] Biol.

The soft cellular substance of the tissues of plants and animals, like the pulp of leaves, to soft tissue of glands, and the like.

 

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