Definition of "parenchyma" in англійська

noun

1. (anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue.

2. (botany) The cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc.

3. (zoology) Cellular tissue lying between the body wall and the organs of invertebrate animals lacking a coelom, such as flatworms.