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the vertical and usually axially arranged parenchyma of the xylem that is believed to function chiefly in carbohydrate storage
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wood parenchyma — noun : the vertical and usually axially arranged parenchyma of the xylem that is believed to function chiefly in carbohydrate storage compare phloem parenchyma, ray parenchyma … Useful english dictionary
Wood — Wooden redirects here. For other uses, see Wooden (disambiguation). Heartwood redirects here. For other uses, see Heartwood (disambiguation). This article is about the substance. For small forests, see woodland. For wood as a commodity, see… … Wikipedia
Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… … Universalium
wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… … Universalium
parenchyma — parenchymal, parenchymatous /par euhng kim euh teuhs/, adj. /peuh reng keuh meuh/, n. 1. Bot. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin walled cells able to divide. 2. Anat., Zool. the specific tissue of an animal organ as distinguished… … Universalium
phloem parenchyma — noun : the nonspecialized vertically arranged parenchyma of the phloem called also bast parenchyma; compare wood parenchyma … Useful english dictionary
ray parenchyma — noun Etymology: ray (II) : the horizontal and usually radially arranged parenchyma that constitutes all or most of a plant ray compare phloem parenchyma, wood parenchyma … Useful english dictionary
xylem parenchyma — noun : wood parenchyma … Useful english dictionary
Gum wood — Gum Gum, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis, fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It. {gomma}.] 1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quercus alba — Taxobox color = lightgreen name = White Oak status = G5 status system = TNC status ref = Cite publisher =NatureServe title = Quercus alba work = NatureServe Explorer url = http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Quercus+… … Wikipedia
