bothrenchyma

== English == === Alternative forms === bothrenchym === Etymology === A compound of the Ancient Greek words βόθρος (bóthros, “pit”) +‎ ἔγχῠμᾰ (énkhŭmă, “infusion”), whence enchyma and -enchyma. Compare parenchyma. === Pronunciation === enPR: bŏthrĕngʹkĭmə, IPA(key): /bɒθˈɹɛŋkɪmə/ === Noun === bothrenchyma (uncountable) (botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood. Synonym: taphrenchyma ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Bothrenchyma”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1013, column 3. “‖Both-renʹchy-ma, n.”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. more quotations from the Oxford English Dictionary