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collenchyme

collenchyme is the alternative form of collenchyma.

Meaning of collenchyma

Noun

collenchyma (countable and uncountable, plural collenchymas or collenchymata)

  1. A living, elongated, mechanical and flexible ground tissue with angular pectin depositions; present just under leaves, tendrils and stems of climbers; formed before vascular differentiation.

Questions about collenchyme

What is collenchyme the alternative form of?
Collenchyme is the alternative form of collenchyma.

Words near collenchyme in the dictionary

  1. collenchyma
  2. collenchymas
  3. collenchymata
  4. collenchymatic
  5. collenchymatous
  6. collenchyme
  7. collencyte
  8. collencytes
  9. Collendina
  10. Collens
  11. Coller

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