Coenenchyma

Coenenchyma
Coenenchym C[oe]*nen"chym, ||Coenenchyma C[oe]*nen"chy*ma . [NL. coenenchyma, fr. Gr. koino`s common + ? something poured in. Formed like parenchyma.] (Zo["o]l.) The common tissue which unites the polyps or zooids of a compound anthozoan or coral. It may be soft or more or less ossified. See {Coral}. [1913 Webster] ||

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  • coenenchyma — См. coenenchyme …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • coenenchyma — coe·nen·chy·ma …   English syllables

  • coenenchyma — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Coenenchym — C[oe]*nen chym, ||Coenenchyma C[oe]*nen chy*ma . [NL. coenenchyma, fr. Gr. koino s common + ? something poured in. Formed like parenchyma.] (Zo[ o]l.) The common tissue which unites the polyps or zooids of a compound anthozoan or coral. It may be …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cenenchyma — see coenenchyma …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • dermosclerites — n. pl. [Gr. derma, skin; skleros, hard] (CNIDARIA: Anthozoa) Calcareous spicules (sclerites) of alcyonarian coral polyps, produced by scleroblasts embedded in the mesoglea or stolons (or both) or in the coenenchyma connecting the polyps …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • κοινέγχυμα — το βιολ. μεσογλοιακή μάζα, συμπαγής ή πορώδης, γεμάτη σκελετικές βελόνες, που είναι κοινή στα αλκυονίδια και μέσα στην οποία τα ζωίδια επικοινωνούν μεταξύ τους με τους ενδοδερμικούς σωλήνες. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. coenenchyma <… …   Dictionary of Greek

  • coe|nen|chy|mal — «sih NEHNG kuh muhl», adjective. having to do with or of the nature of coenenchyma: »coenenchymal tubes …   Useful english dictionary

  • coe|nen|chy|ma — «sih NEHNG kuh muh», noun, plural ma|ta « muh tuh». the common calcareous tissue uniting the individual polyps or zooids of a compound anthozoan. ╂[< New Latin coenenchyma < Greek koinós common + énchyma infusion] …   Useful english dictionary

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