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Coenenchyma
{
Cœ-nen′chym
, ‖Cœ-nen′chy-ma
}Noun.
[NL.
coenenchyma
, fr. Gr. κοινόσ
common + [GREEK] 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
.