pseudoparenchyma

[ soo-doh-puh-reng-kuh-muh ]

noun

, Biology.

1. (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.

Other Words From

• pseudo·pa·renchy·mal pseu·do·par·en·chym·a·tous [soo-doh-par-, uh, ng-, kim, -, uh, -t, uh, s], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pseudoparenchyma¹

First recorded in 1870–75; pseudo- + parenchyma

Example Sentences

They also undergo cutting up by numerous septa into short cells, and these often divide again in all planes, so that a pseudoparenchyma results, the walls of which may be thickened and swollen internally, or hardened and black on the exterior.

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