-enchyma Definition

suffix
Cellular tissue.
Chlorenchyma.
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noun

(biology) The primitive formative juice, from which the tissues, particularly the cellular tissue, are formed.

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Origin of -enchyma

  • Ancient Greek ἔγχυμα (enkhuma, “infusion”)

    From Wiktionary

  • From parenchyma

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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