01 n. A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, and performing the physiological function of strengthening the epidermal tissue. In phan…
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A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, and performing the physiological function of strengthening the epidermal tissue. In phanerogamous plants it is developed as collenchyma.(Bot.)
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An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids, and some other invertebrates.(Zool.)