atractenchyma

(Gr. ἄτρακτος ( atrak tos ) = a spindle, and ἔγχυμα ( enghuma ) = an tufusion: ev (en) = in, and χέω ( cheo ) = to pour.] Bot. Profe or Morren's name for fusiform, that is, spindle-shaped ti ue. It is the fourth division of his Parenchyma (q.v.). * a-trā'id, pa. par. [ATRAY.] 360