pseudoparenchyma
[ soo-doh-puh-reng-kuh-muh ]
/ ˌsu doʊ pəˈrɛŋ kə mə /
noun Biology.
(in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
Origin of pseudoparenchyma
First recorded in 1870–75;
pseudo- +
parenchyma
OTHER WORDS FROM pseudoparenchyma
pseu·do·pa·ren·chy·mal, pseu·do·par·en·chym·a·tous [soo-doh-par-uh ng-kim-uh-tuh s] /ˌsu doʊˌpær əŋˈkɪm ə təs/, adjectiveWords nearby pseudoparenchyma
pseudonymity,
pseudonymous,
pseudopapilledema,
pseudoparalysis,
pseudoparaplegia,
pseudoparenchyma,
pseudoparesis,
pseudopelade,
pseudoperipteral,
pseudophone,
pseudoplatelet