Advertisement

Advertisement

collenchyme

[kol-uhn-kahym]

noun

  1. Botany.a gelatinous, thickened, and usually elongated cell that is part of a layer of modified tissue in some plants.

  2. Zoology.a gelatinous layer of cells in the body wall of some coelenterates and ctenophores.



Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of collenchyme1

First recorded in 1885–90; variant of collenchyma ( def. )

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


collenchymaColles' fracture