† diˈachyma Bot. Obs.
[f. Gr. δια- through + χύµα that which is poured out, liquid: cf. διαχέ-ειν to diffuse, etc.]
‘A synonym of parenchyma, especially such as occupies the space between two surfaces, as in a leaf’. Syd. Soc. Lex. 1883.
| 1866 Treas. Bot. 397 Diachyma, the green cellular matter of leaves. |