pseudoparenchyma

noun

A fungus tissue that resembles parenchyma found in plants, but is actually tangled hyphae.

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Meanings

nounpseudoparenchyma (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoparenchymas or pseudoparenchymata)

plural pseudoparenchymas · plural pseudoparenchymata

  1. countableuncountablebiologyA fungus tissue that resembles parenchyma found in plants, but is actually tangled hyphae.
  2. countableuncountablebiologyAlgal tissue that resembles parenchyma found in plants, but consists of appressed filaments.

Origin

From pseudo- + parenchyma.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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