pleurenchyma

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noun

tissue consisting of long and slender tubular cells.

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Meanings

nounpleurenchyma (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablebiologytissue consisting of long and slender tubular cells.

Origin

From pleuro- + -enchyma. Coined or popularised by Franz Meyen

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APA

pleurenchyma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleurenchyma

MLA

“pleurenchyma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleurenchyma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pleurenchyma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleurenchyma.

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