enchyma

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noun

Primitive formative juice, from which the tissues, particularly the cellular tissue, are formed.

OriginAncient Greek ἔγχυμα →
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nounenchyma (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablebiologyPrimitive formative juice, from which the tissues, particularly the cellular tissue, are formed.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἔγχυμα“infusion”
  2. Englishenchyma

Ancient Greek ἔγχυμα (énkhuma, “infusion”)

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