parenchymatous

Meanings

adjectiveparenchymatous (not comparable)

not comparableanatomyConsisting of or pertaining to parenchyma; parenchymal.First known use 17th c.
not comparablebiologyConsisting of or relating to the cellular tissue making up the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc.First known use 18th c.
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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.
1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 57
not comparablemedicineAffecting the parenchyma.First known use 18th c.

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

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