bothrenchyma
/bɒθˈɹɛŋkɪmə/
bothrenchyma noun: dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
Noun
bothrenchyma (uncountable)
- Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
- Sect. II. — Of Pitted Tissue, or Bothrenchym.*
* Βοθρος, a little pit.1848, John Lindley, An Introduction to Botany, fourth edition, volume I, page 56 - Pitted or Dotted Vessels. — These constitute by their combination Pitted Tissue, the Porous Tissue of some authors, or the Vasiform Tissue, Bothrenchyma, Taphrenchyma of others; the two latter names being derived from Greek words signifying pits.1870, Robert Bentley, A Manual of Botany, second edition, page 40
- Synonyms:
- taphrenchyma
- Sect. II. — Of Pitted Tissue, or Bothrenchym.*
Synonyms of bothrenchyma
Forms of bothrenchyma
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Origin of bothrenchyma
A compound of the Ancient Greek words βόθρος (bóthros, “pit”) + ἔγχῠμᾰ (énkhŭmă, “infusion”), whence enchyma and -enchyma. Compare parenchyma.
Words formed from bothrenchyma
Questions about bothrenchyma
- What does bothrenchyma mean?
- Bothrenchyma means dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
- What part of speech is bothrenchyma?
- Bothrenchyma is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bothrenchyma?
- Bothrenchyma is pronounced /bɒθˈɹɛŋkɪmə/.
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