'Sphaerenchyma' definitions:

Definition of 'Sphaerenchyma'

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Sphaerenchyma \Sphae*ren"chy*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? sphere + -enchyma as in parenchima.] (Bot.) Vegetable tissue composed of thin-walled rounded cells, -- a modification of parenchyma. [1913 Webster]