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English
Etymology
From the stem of Koine Greek παρέγχυμα (parénkhuma) + -ous. Compare parenchymal, parenchymous, parenchymatic.
Pronunciation
Adjective
parenchymatous (not comparable)
- (anatomy, zoology) Consisting of or pertaining to parenchyma; parenchymal.
- (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.
1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 57: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.
- (medicine) Affecting the parenchyma.
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