Difference between revisions of "True tissue"
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| − | '''true tissue''' (''pl.'' true tissues; ''synonym: | + | '''true tissue''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' true tissues; ''synonym:'' [[parenchyma]]) – [[isodiametric]] cells joined together in three dimensions, always originating from organized [[meristematic]] growth of a single cell that is capable to divide into several, [[isodiametric]] planes, thus giving off new cells into several directions. True tissues occur in [[bryophyte]]s, in vascular plants, in brown algae ([[Phaeophyta]]), and in [[multicellular]] animals ([[Metazoa]]). ''Kind of:'' [[Category:Tissue-type]][[:Category:Tissue-type|tissue-type]]. |
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Latest revision as of 02:00, 7 December 2005
true tissue (noun, pl. true tissues; synonym: parenchyma) – isodiametric cells joined together in three dimensions, always originating from organized meristematic growth of a single cell that is capable to divide into several, isodiametric planes, thus giving off new cells into several directions. True tissues occur in bryophytes, in vascular plants, in brown algae (Phaeophyta), and in multicellular animals (Metazoa). Kind of:tissue-type.
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