1. Plural of chlorenchyma; plant tissue composed of parenchyma cells containing chloroplasts, specialized for photosynthesis.
Usage: botanical term; technical; plural form

Examples

• The chlorenchymata in leaf mesophyll cells are responsible for most of the plant's photosynthetic activity.
• Botanists examined the chlorenchymata under the microscope to study the distribution of chloroplasts.
• The green coloration of leaves comes from the chlorophyll present in the chlorenchymata.
• Different plant species have varying arrangements of chlorenchymata within their leaves.