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parenchyma

pa.ren.chy.ma also pa.ren.chy.mal \p*-'ren-k*-m*, -'ren-\ 
   \.par-*n-'kim-*t-*s\ \p*-'ren-k*-m*l, -'ren; .par-*n-'ki--\ n [NL, fr. Gk, 
   visceral flesh, fr. parenchein to pour in beside, fr. par]a- + en- + chein 
   to pour - more at FOUND 1: a tissue of higher plants consisting of 
   thin-walled living photosyntheti c or storage cells capable of division 
   even when mature that make up much of the substance of leaves and roots, 
   the pulp of fruits, and parts of stems and supporting structures 2: the 
   essential and distinctive tissue of an organ or an abnormal growth a s 
   distinguished from its supportive framework - pa.ren.chy.matous aj