parenchyma
/pəˈreŋkɪmə/noun
mass noun
1- Anatomy the functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue【剖】实质, 主质。
1.1
- Botany the cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc.【植】薄壁组织。
1.2
- Zoology cellular tissue lying between the body wall and the organs of invertebrate animals lacking a coelom, such as flatworms【动】实质, 主质。
派生词
parenchymal
adjective （chiefly Anatomy 【主剖】）parenchymatous
adjective （chiefly Botany 【主植】）词源
mid 17th cent.: from Greek parenkhuma 'something poured in besides', from para- 'beside' + enkhuma 'infusion'.