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plectenchyma

plectenchyma noun: the tissue (prosenchyma or pseudoparenchyma) of a fungus.

Noun

plectenchyma (countable and uncountable, plural plectenchymas or plectenchymata)

  1. The tissue (prosenchyma or pseudoparenchyma) of a fungus.

Forms of plectenchyma

pluralplectenchymas
pluralplectenchymata

Origin of plectenchyma

From Ancient Greek πλεκτός (plektós, “plaited, wicker”, from πλέκω (plékō)) + -enchyma.

Words formed from plectenchyma

Questions about plectenchyma

What does plectenchyma mean?
Plectenchyma means the tissue (prosenchyma or pseudoparenchyma) of a fungus.
What part of speech is plectenchyma?
Plectenchyma is a noun.
What is the plural of plectenchyma?
The plural of plectenchyma is plectenchymas.

Words near plectenchyma in the dictionary

  1. plecotin
  2. plecotins
  3. plecs
  4. plecstrin
  5. plectasin
  6. plectenchyma
  7. plectenchymal
  8. plectenchymas
  9. plectenchymata
  10. plectenchymatic
  11. plectenchymatous

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