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Parenchyma

PAREN'CHYMA, n. [Gr. to suffuse.] 1. In anatomy, the solid and interior part of the viscera, or the substance contained in the interstices between the blood vessels of the viscera; a spungy substance. Parenchy...

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PAREN'CHYMA, n. [Gr. to suffuse.]

1. In anatomy, the solid and interior part of the viscera, or the substance contained in the interstices between the blood vessels of the viscera; a spungy substance.

Parenchyma is the substance or basis of the glands.

2. In botany,the pith or pulp of plants.

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