col|len|chy|ma

col|len|chy|ma
col|len|chy|ma «kuh LEHNG kuh muh», noun.
Botany. a layer of tissue lying beneath the epidermis, consisting of cells with walls greatly thickened at the angles and generally elongated. It is found in the young stems, petioles, and midribs of leaves of many dicotyledons.
[< New Latin collenchyma < Greek kólla glue + énchyma infusion]

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