connective tissue and blood vessels the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems
animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e g connective tissue and blood vessels
Syn: Soft tissue, storage tissue In wood anatomy, tissue active in storage and distribution of carbohydrates; cells mostly short, with numerous simple pits
Relatively unspecialised ground tissue composed of polyhedral cells with thin non-lignified cellulose cell walls and living protoplasts
In medicine, this term is applied to a specific or functional component of a gland or organ
the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems
animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e