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cœnenchym Zool.|siːˈnɛŋkɪm|
Also -yme, and in L. form cœˈnenchyma.
[f. Gr. κοιν-ός common + ἔγχυµα infusion.]
a. The calcareous frame-work by which a number of corallites are united into one corallum.
b. The common or soft flesh (cœnosarc) of a compound Anthozoan.
1875Huxley Anat. Inv. An. (1877) 155 (Corallina), A substance formed by the calcification of the cœnosarc which is termed cœnenchyma. 1884Sedgwick tr. Claus' Elem. Text-bk. Zool. 227 As a rule the individuals are imbedded in a common body mass the cœnenchym, and their gastric cavities communicate more or less directly, so that the juices acquired..penetrate into the collected stock. |