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pleurenchyma

pleurenchyma noun: a tissue consisting of long and slender tubular cells, of which wood is mainly composed.

Noun

pleurenchyma (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A tissue consisting of long and slender tubular cells, of which wood is mainly composed.

Origin of pleurenchyma

From pleuro- + -enchyma.

Questions about pleurenchyma

What does pleurenchyma mean?
Pleurenchyma means a tissue consisting of long and slender tubular cells, of which wood is mainly composed.
What part of speech is pleurenchyma?
Pleurenchyma is a noun.

Words near pleurenchyma in the dictionary

  1. pleuraspidotheriid
  2. pleuraspidotheriids
  3. pleurectomies
  4. pleurectomy
  5. pleurembolic
  6. pleurenchyma
  7. pleuretic
  8. pleuric
  9. pleuripotent
  10. pleurisie
  11. pleurisies

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