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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

parenchyma

/(pȧ*rĕṉ"kĭ*mȧ)/ · pa·ren·chy·ma · IPA /pəˈɹɛŋ.kɪm.ə/
01 n. The soft cellular substance of the tissues of plants and animals, like the pulp of leaves, the soft tissue of glands, and the like.
  1. 1.
    The soft cellular substance of the tissues of plants and animals, like the pulp of leaves, the soft tissue of glands, and the like.(Biol.)