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noun
Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: taphrenchyma
Antonyms: none provided
History
A compound of the Ancient Greek words βόθρος (bóthros, “pit”) + ἔγχῠμᾰ (énkhŭmă, “infusion”), whence enchyma and -enchyma. Compare parenchyma.
