• (n.) A tissue of vegetable cells which are thickend at the angles and (usually) elongated.
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(from the article `angiosperm`) Collenchyma tissue (Figure 5) consists of collenchyma cells that also have retained their protoplasts. They are closely related to parenchyma, ...
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In plants, a supporting tissue composed of collenchyma cells, often found in regions of primary growth in stems and some leaves. Collenchyma cells are elongated living cells with irregularly hickened primary cell walls.
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<plant biology> Plant tissue in which the primary cell walls are thickened, especially at the cell corners. ... Acts as a supporting tissue in growing shoots, leaves and petioles. Often arranged in cortical ribs, as seen prominently in celery and rhubarb petioles. Lignin and secondary walls are absent, the cells are living and able to grow. Ã...
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Plant tissue in which the primary cell walls are thickened, especially at the cell corners. Acts as a supporting tissue in growing shoots, leaves and petioles. Often arranged in cortical 'ribs', as seen prominently in celery and rhubarb petioles. Lignin and secondary walls are absent; the cells are living and able to grow.
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Col·len'chy·ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek
ko`lla glue + ... an infusion. Formed like
parenchyma .]
(Botany) A tissue of vegetable cells which are thickend at the angles and (usually) elongated.
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Plant tissue composed of relatively elongated cells with thickened cell walls, in particular at the corners where adjacent cells meet. It is a supporting and strengthening tissue found in nonwoody plants, mainly in the stems and leaves
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a layer of modified tissue consisting of cells that are thickened at the angles and usually elongated.
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