parenchymatous
This tends to be associated with changes in the anatomy of the leaf, in particular a greater number of cells in the parenchyma layers.
Wheat stems store excess carbohydrates in the storage parenchyma cells.
Their larvae cause important injuries when feeding on parenchyma of the leaves and the central bud of the plant.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Parts of plants
axil
bark
bilobed
blade
bulb
caning
cascara sagrada
corolla
endodermis
inflorescence
knot
pistil
rosella
seed coat
seed pod
sessile
shaw
sting
taproot
tubule

Examples of parenchyma

parenchyma
Modeling impact-initiated wave transmission through lung parenchyma in relation to the aetiology of exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage.
The palisade parenchyma is interpreted as a barrier to desiccation of the acorn and may have a photosynthetic function during the formation of the fruit.
The precise supply varies from case to case but, generally, only two-thirds of the parenchyma is connected to the central pulmonary arteries.
Most peripheral cholangiocarcinoma develop in the small ducts and grow in a nodular, massive or diffuse pattern with early infiltration into the hepatic parenchyma.
In the liver, only single macrophages were dispersed in the hepatic parenchyma, where they never aggregated and never contained melanin.
Nonetheless, less intense infections could produce lesser compromise of the parenchyma.
Following entry into the liver, the fluke burrows through the liver parenchyma before reaching its final site in the bile duct.
Nor were schistosomula detected penetrating the liver capsule or traversing the liver parenchyma to enter the hepatic portal system.
Rays are composed of upright parenchyma (50 m high; 15 m diameter).
Fibers and parenchyma cells are associated, but individual cells are nearly all disarticulated.
However, the reorganized mesophyll parenchyma cells contained cytoplasm denser than the normal cells (fig. 5).
Hatching occurs within 7-12 days through the egg side in contact with the leaf surface, and neonates initiate the feeding on the palisade parenchyma.
It is also present in the parenchyma and muscle of both male and female worms.
The problem is that many benign changes in the breast parenchyma and the skin also contain microcalcifications.
The pith is the most voluminous portion of the petiole and consists of soft, spongy parenchyma.
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