Aerenchyma Definition

âr-ĕngkə-mə
noun
A spongy tissue with large intercellular air spaces that is found in aquatic plants. It provides buoyancy and allows the circulation of gases.
American Heritage

(botany) A spongy, airy tissue founds especially in the roots of aquatic plants.

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Other Word Forms of Aerenchyma

Noun

Singular:
aerenchyma
Plural:
aerenchymae, aerenchymas

Origin of Aerenchyma

  • New Latin aer(o)– Greek enkhuma filling (from enkhein to pour in) (en- in en–2) (khein to pour chyme)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin aer (“air") + -enchyma

    From Wiktionary

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