parenchymatous

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English

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Etymology

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From the stem of Koine Greek παρέγχυμα (parénkhuma) +‎ -ous. Compare parenchymal, parenchymous, parenchymatic.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /pa.ɹəŋˈkɪm.ət.əs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /pɛ.ɹənˈkaɪ.mə.təs/, /pɛ.ɹənˈkɪ.mə.təs/, /pæ.ɹənˈkaɪ.mə.təs/

Adjective

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parenchymatous (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, zoology) Consisting or or pertaining to parenchyma; parenchymal. [from 17th c.]
  2. (botany) Consisting of or relating to the cellular tissue making up the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc. [from 18th c.]
    • 1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 57:
      The great fertility of the Cotton-plant in these fine flexile threads, whilst those from Flax, Hemp, and Nettles, or from the bark of the Mulberry-tree, require a previous putrefaction of the parenchymatous substance, and much mechanical labour, and afterwards bleaching, renders this plant of great importance to the world.
  3. (medicine) Affecting the parenchyma. [from 18th c.]

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