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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Parenchyma''' is a term used to describe a bulk of a substance. It is used in different ways in [[animals]] and in [[plants]].<br /> <br /> The term is [[New Latin]], from [[Greek language|Greek]] ''parenkhuma'', [[visceral]] [[flesh]], from ''parenkhein'', to pour in beside : para-, beside + en-, in + khein, to [[pour]].&lt;ref&gt;{{eMedicineDictionary|Parenchyma}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == In plants ==<br /> <br /> :''Main article: [[Ground tissue#Parenchyma|Ground Tissue: Parenchyma]]''<br /> <br /> '''''Parenchyma cells''''' are thin-walled [[Cell (biology)|cells]] of the [[ground tissue]] that make up the bulk of most [[Herbaceous|nonwood]]y structures, although sometimes their cell walls can be lignified. Parenchyma cells in between the [[epidermis (skin)|epidermis]] and [[pericycle]] in a [[root]] or [[shoot]] constitute the [[Cortex (botany)|cortex]], and are used for storage of food. Parenchyma cells within the center of the root or shoot constitute the [[pith]]. Parenchyma cells in the ovary constitutes the '''nucellus''' and are brick-like in formation.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Tissues]]</div>

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