| AERENCHYMA | • aerenchyma n. (Botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants. • AERENCHYMA n. respiratory tissue. |
| ANONYMA | • anonyma n. (Obsolete) A courtesan; a female prostitute. • ANONYMA n. (obsolete) a showy woman of easy morals. |
| CHLORENCHYMA | • chlorenchyma n. (Botany) A mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants containing chloroplasts. • CHLORENCHYMA n. plant stem tissue containing chlorophyll. |
| COENENCHYMA | • coenenchyma n. Coenenchym. • COENENCHYMA n. gelatinous material uniting the polyps of an anthozoan colony. |
| COLLENCHYMA | • collenchyma n. (Biology) A living, elongated, mechanical and flexible ground tissue with angular pectin depositions;… • COLLENCHYMA n. the supportive tissue of plants. |
| CYMA | • cyma n. (Architecture) A moulding of the cornice, wavelike in form, whose outline consists of a concave and… • cyma n. (Botany) A cyme. • CYMA n. (Latin) a curved moulding, also CYMATIUM. |
| ECTHYMA | • ecthyma n. An ulcerative pyoderma of the skin, caused by bacteria. • ECTHYMA n. (Greek) a skin disease with large round pustules. |
| EPENDYMA | • ependyma n. (Anatomy) The thin membrane of glial cells lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal… • EPENDYMA n. a membrane lining certain body cavities. |
| ETYMA | • etyma n. Plural of etymon. • ETYMON n. the true origin of a word. |
| PARENCHYMA | • parenchyma n. (Anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue. • parenchyma n. (Botany) The cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves… • parenchyma n. (Zoology) Cellular tissue lying between the body wall and the organs of invertebrate animals lacking… |
| PROSENCHYMA | • prosenchyma n. (Botany) The tissues formed of elongated cells, especially those with pointed or oblique extremities… • PROSENCHYMA n. supporting plant tissue containing little protoplasm. |
| RHINOPHYMA | • rhinophyma n. (Medicine) The condition of having a large, bulbous, ruddy nose caused by granulomatous infiltration… • RHINOPHYMA n. acne of the nose. |
| SCLERENCHYMA | • sclerenchyma n. (Botany) A mechanical ground tissue, impermeable to water, which consists of cells having narrow lumen… • sclerenchyma n. (Zoology) The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of the stony corals (Anthozoa). • SCLERENCHYMA n. plant tissue consisting of cells with thick lignified walls. |
| TRYMA | • tryma n. (Botany) A drupe with fleshy exocarp, dehiscent. • TRYMA n. (Greek) a kind of nutlike fruit, such as walnut. |