collenchyma

collenchyma
collenchymatous /kol'euhn kim"euh teuhs/, collenchymatic /keuh leng'keuh mat"ik/, adj.
/keuh leng"keuh meuh/, n. Bot.
a layer of modified tissue consisting of cells that are thickened at the angles and usually elongated.
[1825-35; < NL < Gk kóll(a) glue + énchyma contents (en- EN-2 + chy-, s. of cheîn to pour + -ma n. suffix denoting result of action)]

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