collenchyma
a plant tissue of living cells with thick walls that consist largely of cellulose for strengthening purposes
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
collenchyma One of the three major cell types in plants; are elongated and have thicker walls than parenchyma cells and are usually arranged in strands; provide support and are generally in a region that is growing. PICTURE 1 PICTURE 2 ...
collenchyma
A supporting plant tissue similar to parenchyma cells, but have cellulose wall thickenings.
colon
A part of the large intestine in mammals which functions in the reabsorption of water from feces.
collenchyma cell
(koal-en-keh-muh) [Gk. kolla, glue]
A flexible plant cell type that occurs in strands or cylinders that support young parts of the plant without restraining growth.
colony ...
[edit] Collenchyma
Collenchyma tissue is composed of elongated cells with unevenly thickened walls. They provide structural support, particularly in growing shoots and leaves.
Collenchyma cells support the plant. These cells are charcterized by thickenings of the wall, the are alive at maturity. They tend to occur as part of vascular bundles or on the corners of angular stems. In many prepared slides they stain red.
collenchyma Ground tissue in plants with unevenly thickened primary cell walls; functions in support.
collenchyme A gelatinous mesenchyme containing undifferentiated cells; found in cnidarians and ctenophores.
collenchyma
xylem
have secondary deposits of lignified cellulose which provide mechanical strength to the tissue.
Vacuoles
Vacuoles are bounded by a single membrane.
A small group of collenchyma cells are also illustrated in the mesophyll of the leaf section presented in Figure 1.
 See also: Cells, Plant, Tissue, Trans, Photosynthesis
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