coenenchyme

noun

coe·​nen·​chyme

sə̇ˈneŋˌkīm,

sē-

variants or coenenchym

-kə̇m

plural -s

: the complex mesogloea uniting the polyps of a compound anthozoan

Word History

Etymology

New Latin coenenchyma

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