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prosenchymatous

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pros⋅en⋅chy⋅ma

  [pros-eng-kuh-muh]
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–noun Botany.
the tissue characteristic of the woody and bast portions of plants, consisting typically of long, narrow cells with pointed ends.
Origin:
1825–35; < NL < Gk pros- toward, to + énchyma infusion; modeled on parenchyma

Related forms:
pros⋅en⋅chym⋅a⋅tous  [pros-eng-kim-uh-tuhs] , adjective
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pros·en·chy·ma   (prŏ-sěng'kĭ-mə)   
n.  A type of plant tissue consisting of elongated cells with tapering ends, occurring in supporting and conducting tissue.
pros'en·chym'a·tous (-kĭm'ə-təs) adj.
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