collenchyma

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek κολλα (kolla, “glue”) +‎ -enchyma (“tissue”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kəˈlɛŋkəmə/

Noun

collenchyma (countable and uncountable, plural collenchymas or collenchymata)

(biology) A living, elongated, mechanical and flexible ground tissue with angular pectin depositions; present just under leaves, tendrils and stems of climbers; formed before vascular differentiation.

Coordinate terms

Translations

a supporting ground tissue just under the surface of various leaf structures formed before vascular differentiation

Polish: kolenchyma f, zwarcica f
Portuguese: colênquima m
Tagalog: tibaysihayan

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