merenchyma

English edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “a part”) + -enchyma.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌmɛɹɪŋˈkaɪmə/

Noun edit

merenchyma (uncountable)

(botany) tissue composed of spheroidal cells

Coordinate terms edit

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “merenchyma”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)