parenchymatous

English

Etymology

From the stem of Koine Greek παρέγχυμα (parénkhuma) +‎ -ous. Compare parenchymal, parenchymous, parenchymatic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pa.ɹəŋˈkɪm.ət.əs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɛ.ɹənˈkaɪ.mə.təs/, /pɛ.ɹənˈkɪ.mə.təs/, /pæ.ɹənˈkaɪ.mə.təs/

Adjective

parenchymatous (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, zoology) Consisting of or pertaining to parenchyma; parenchymal. [from 17th c.]
2. (botany) Consisting of or relating to the cellular tissue making up the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc. [from 18th c.]
   • 1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 57:

     The great fertility of the Cotton-plant in these fine flexile threads, whilst those from Flax, Hemp, and Nettles, or from the bark of the Mulberry-tree, require a previous putrefaction of the parenchymatous substance, and much mechanical labour, and afterwards bleaching, renders this plant of great importance to the world.

3. (medicine) Affecting the parenchyma. [from 18th c.]

References

• “parenchymatous”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “parenchymatous”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.