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The soft celluar substance of the tissues of plants and animals, like the pulp of leaves, to soft tissue of glands, and the like.

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  1. n. The soft celluar substance of the tissues of plants and animals, like the pulp of leaves, to soft tissue of glands, and the like.
  2. n. animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels
  3. n. 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
  4. The soft celluar substance of the tissues of plants and animals, like the pulp of leaves, to soft tissue of glands, and the like.
  5. The soft celluar substance of the tissues of plants andanimals, like the pulp of leaves, to soft tissue of glands, and thelike.
  6. n:100 n. animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels n. 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