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pneumatophore(dictionary)

pneumatophore (iou)



pneumatophore noun. M19.
[from PNEUMATO- + -PHORE.]
Zoology. A specialized part of a siphonophore colony containing an air-sac and serving as a float. M19.
Botany. In mangroves and similar plants of waterlogged soils, an aerial root extending from the main root, with numerous lenticels which are thought to promote the passage of oxygen. E20.