Difference between revisions of "Organ"
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| − | '''organ''' (''pl.'' organs) – a differentiated structure of an organism that can be characterized by a particular function; typically composed of several tissues or layers of cells (''note'' | + | '''organ''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' organs) – a differentiated structure of an organism that can be characterized by a particular function; typically composed of several tissues or layers of cells (''note:'' fungi have no true tissues and their organs are thus formed by layers of hyphae called [[plectenchyma]], these ''[[pseudo-tissue]]s'' assume similar functions as the tissues of organs in animals or plants). |
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organ (noun, pl. organs) – a differentiated structure of an organism that can be characterized by a particular function; typically composed of several tissues or layers of cells (note: fungi have no true tissues and their organs are thus formed by layers of hyphae called plectenchyma, these pseudo-tissues assume similar functions as the tissues of organs in animals or plants).
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