‖ taphrenchymaBot.|tæˈfrɛŋkɪmə| [mod.L. (Morren), f.Gr. τάϕρος pit + ἔγχυµα infusion.] Pitted tissue; = bothrenchyma. 1876J. H. Balfour in Encycl.Brit. IV. 87/1 The names of bothrenchyma and taphrenchyma have been given to a tissue composed of such cells.