parenchyma (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *parenchyma*:
NOUN	body	parenchyma	animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels
NOUN	plant	parenchyma	the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature

English > *parenchyma*: 2 senses > noun 1, body
Meaning	animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels.
Broader	animal tissue	The tissue in the bodies of animals
Spanish	parénquima
Catalan	cellules parenquimatiques, parènquima

English > *parenchyma*: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaning	The primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes / constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems.
Narrower	chlorenchyma	parenchyma whose cells contain chloroplasts
Broader	plant tissue	The tissue of a plant
Substance of	leaf, leafage, foliage	The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
	pith	Soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
	pulp, flesh	A soft moist part of a fruit
	root	(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes

HyperDic: parenchyma