Pa-rĕn'chy-mā, n.

(-rĕŋk′ĭ-), n. [Gr. παρέγχυμα, from παρέγχειν, to pour in beside, from παρά, beside, and ἐγχεῖν, to pour in, from ἐν, in and χεῖν, to pour; Fr. parenchyme.]

1. (Anat.) The mass of a glandular or similar organ.
2. (Bot.) The soft, cellular tissue of plants, like the green pulp of leaves; also, the pith.