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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pa·ren·chy·ma /pəˈrɛŋkəmə/

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 pa·ren·chy·ma /pəˈrɛŋkəmə/ 名詞
 實質,主質,薄壁組織,柔組織

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 pa·ren·chy·ma n.  Biol. The soft cellular substance of the tissues of plants and animals, like the pulp of leaves, the soft tissue of glands, and the like.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 parenchyma
      n 1: animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an
           organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and
           blood vessels
      2: 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