Plant tissue composed of cells arranged radially or in a ray-like pattern around a central axis, common in aquatic and tender plants.
From Greek aktis meaning 'ray' combined with enkhyma meaning 'infusion' or 'tissue'; the term literally describes 'ray-like tissue' in botanical terminology.
Actinenchyma is found in water lily stems and other aquatic plants where it provides flotation and structural support—the radial arrangement of cells is nature's way of distributing weight evenly in all directions, like spokes on a wheel!
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