Parenchymatous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pa.ɹəŋˈkɪm.ət.əs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Parenchymatous is an adjective meaning (anatomy, zoology) Consisting of or pertaining to parenchyma; parenchymal.
Meaning
(anatomy, zoology) Consisting of or pertaining to parenchyma; parenchymal.
More Meanings
- (botany) Consisting of or relating to the cellular tissue making up the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc.
- (medicine) Affecting the parenchyma.
Example Sentences
The great fertility of the Cotton-plant in these fine flexile threads, whilst those from Flax, Hemp, and Nettles, or from the bark of the Mulberry-tree, require a previous putrefaction of the parenchymatous substance, and much mechanical labour, and afterwards bleaching, renders this plant of great importance to the world.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include parenchymous, parenchymatical, pleuroparenchymal, pseudoparenchymatous, pseudoparenchymatic, prosenchymal.
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