Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Edward Stillingfleet (1635–1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian. From Middle French, French parenchyme or its etymon Hellenistic Greek παρέγχυμαparenchyma.
Definition of parenchyme in US English:
parenchyme
nounpəˈrɛŋkɪm
1Anatomy= "parenchyma".
2Botany= "parenchyma".
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Edward Stillingfleet (1635–1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian. From Middle French, French parenchyme or its etymon Hellenistic Greek παρέγχυμα parenchyma.