taphrenchyma
/tafˈɹɛŋkɪmə/
taphrenchyma noun: synonym of bothrenchyma.
Noun
taphrenchyma (uncountable)
- Synonym of bothrenchyma
- 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
- The names of bothrenchyma and taphrenchyma have been given to a tissue composed of such cells.1876, John Hutton Balfour, in Encyclopædia Britannica, ninth edition, volume IV, page 87/1
- Synonyms:
- bothrenchyma
Synonyms of taphrenchyma
Origin of taphrenchyma
From New Latin taphrenchyma.
Questions about taphrenchyma
- What does taphrenchyma mean?
- Taphrenchyma means synonym of bothrenchyma.
- What part of speech is taphrenchyma?
- Taphrenchyma is a noun.
- How do you pronounce taphrenchyma?
- Taphrenchyma is pronounced /tafˈɹɛŋkɪmə/.
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