Associations to the word «Parenchyma»

Wiktionary

PARENCHYMA, noun. (animal biology) The functional part of an organ, as opposed to supporting tissue.
PARENCHYMA, noun. (botany) The ground tissue making up most of the non-woody parts of a plant.

Dictionary definition

PARENCHYMA, noun. Animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels.
PARENCHYMA, noun. The primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King