What is "prosenchyma"

Prosenchyma \Pros*en"chy*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? near + -enchyma, as in parenchyma.] (Bot.) A general term applied to the tissues formed of elongated cells, especially those with pointed or oblique extremities, as the principal cells of ordinary wood.

n. (context botany English) The tissues formed of elongated cells, especially those with pointed or oblique extremity, such as the principal cells of ordinary wood.