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collenchyme

[ kol-uhn-kahym ]

noun

  1. Botany. a gelatinous, thickened, and usually elongated cell that is part of a layer of modified tissue in some plants.
  2. 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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collenchymaColles' fracture