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prosenchyma definition

pros·en·chyma (präs eŋ′ki mə, -en′-)

noun

a tissue of thick-walled, elongated cells without much protoplasm, found in some plants

Etymology: ModL < Gr pros, to, toward, near + enchyma, infusion: see parenchyma

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