chondrenchyman.
/kɒnˈdrɛŋkɪmə/ Zoology.
A cartilage-like tissue in certain sponges.
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chondrenchyma1888
1888 W. J. Sollas Tetractinellida p. xcviii The meso~gloea..is in some very few of the Chondrospongiæ a chondrenchyme.
1900 E. A. Minchin in Lankester Treat. Zool. II. 52 Chondrenchyma.
Derivatives
chondrenchymatous adj. /ˌkɒndrɛŋˈkɪmətəs/ consisting of, of the nature of, chondrenchyma.
/ˌkɒndrɛŋˈkɪmətəs/ consisting of, of the nature of, chondrenchyma.ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > [adjective] > relating to a sponge > of parts of sponge > of chondrenchyma
chondrenchymatous1888
1888 W. J. Sollas Tetractinellida p. cli The mesoderm is in part sarcenchymatous, in part chondrenchymatous.
1900 E. A. Minchin in Lankester Treat. Zool. II. 147 With dense sarcenchymatous choanosome and tough chondrenchymatous ectosome.
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