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parenchymatous

UK/pa.ɹəŋˈkɪm.ət.əs/US/pɛ.ɹənˈkaɪ.mə.təs/

parenchymatous adjective: consisting of or pertaining to parenchyma; parenchymal.

Adjective

parenchymatous (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of or pertaining to parenchyma; parenchymal.
  2. Consisting of or relating to the cellular tissue making up the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc.
    • 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...1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 57
  3. Affecting the parenchyma.

Origin of parenchymatous

From the stem of Koine Greek παρέγχυμα (parénkhuma) + -ous. Compare parenchymal, parenchymous, parenchymatic.

Words formed from parenchymatous

Questions about parenchymatous

What does parenchymatous mean?
Parenchymatous means consisting of or pertaining to parenchyma; parenchymal.
What part of speech is parenchymatous?
Parenchymatous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce parenchymatous?
Parenchymatous is pronounced /pa.ɹəŋˈkɪm.ət.əs/ (UK).

Words near parenchymatous in the dictionary

  1. parenchymas
  2. parenchymata
  3. parenchymatic
  4. parenchymatical
  5. parenchymatitis
  6. parenchymatous
  7. parenchymatously
  8. parenchyme
  9. parenchymella
  10. parenchymes
  11. parenchymous

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