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- Dictionaryparenchyma/pəˈrɛŋkɪmə/
noun
- 1. the functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue: "the liver parenchyma"
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Parenchyma is the bulk of functional substance in an animal organ or structure such as a tumour. In zoology, it is the name for the tissue that fills the interior of flatworms. In botany Parenchyma is used to refer to some layers in the cross-section of the leaf. Wikipedia