sclerenchyma

English

Etymology

sclero- +‎ -enchyma

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /sklɪəɹˈɛŋkɪmə/
• (General American, weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /skləɹˈɛŋkəmə/

Noun

sclerenchyma (countable and uncountable, plural sclerenchymas or sclerenchymata)

1. (botany) A mechanical ground tissue, impermeable to water, which consists of cells having narrow lumen and thick, mineralized walls of lignin; present in stems, vascular bundles (of monocots), seed coverings, and vein and tips of leaves.
2. (zoology) The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of the stony corals (Anthozoa).

Coordinate terms

• chlorenchyma
• sclereids
• collenchyma
• merenchyma
• parenchyma

Derived terms

• sclerenchymatous

Translations

a mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants consisting of aggregates of cells having thick, often mineralized walls

• Indonesian: sklerenkima (id)
• Persian: اسکرانشیم (eskelerânšîm)
• Polish: twardzica f, sklerenchyma
• Portuguese: esclerênquima m
• Spanish: esclerénquima m
• Tagalog: tagasihayan