coenenchyma

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coenenchyma - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Coenenchym \C[oe]*nen"chym\, Coenenchyma \C[oe]*nen"chy*ma\n.
     [NL. coenenchyma, fr. Gr. koino`s common + ? something poured
     in. Formed like parenchyma.] (Zool.)
     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]