prosenchyma

prosenchyma
prosenchymatous /pros'eng kim"euh teuhs/, adj.
/pros eng"keuh meuh/, n. Bot.
the tissue characteristic of the woody and bast portions of plants, consisting typically of long, narrow cells with pointed ends.
[1825-35; < NL < Gk pros- toward, to + énchyma infusion; modeled on PARENCHYMA]

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  • pros- — pref. 1. Near; toward: prosenchyma. 2. In front of: prosencephalon.   [Greek, from pros, near, at. See per1. * * * …   Universalium

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