'Prosenchyma' definitions:

Definition of 'Prosenchyma'

From: GCIDE
  • Prosenchyma \Pros*en"chy*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? near + -enchyma, as in parenchyma.] (Bot.) A general term applied to the tissues formed of elongated cells, especially those with pointed or oblique extremities, as the principal cells of ordinary wood. [1913 Webster]