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collenchyme
[ kol-uhn-kahym ]
noun
- Botany. a gelatinous, thickened, and usually elongated cell that is part of a layer of modified tissue in some plants.
- Zoology. a gelatinous layer of cells in the body wall of some coelenterates and ctenophores.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of collenchyme1
First recorded in 1885–90; variant of collenchyma ( def )
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