parenchym, -me
(pəˈrɛŋkɪm)
[ad. next, or a. F. parenchyme (1546 in Hatz.-Darm.).]
= next.
| 1669 W. Simpson Hydrol. Chym. 67 Obstructions in the very parenchym of that bowel. 1811 Pinkerton Petral. II. 514 Fossile beds of a light marl, which contains leaves..whose fibres are in the most beautiful preservation, but whose parenchyme is black and carbonised. 1835 Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) I. 50 Cellular tissue is frequently called Parenchym. 1880 R. C. Drysdale in Med. Temp. Jrnl. Oct. 3 In the parenchyme of the organs. |