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Definition of Collenchyma

1. n. A tissue of vegetable cells which are thickend at the angles and (usually) elongated.

Definition of Collenchyma

1. Noun. (biology) A supporting ground tissue just under the surface of various leaf structures formed before vascular differentiation. ¹

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Definition of Collenchyma

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Medical Definition of Collenchyma

1. 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. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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