lenticellate

Variant of lenticel

lenticel definition

len·ti·cel (len′ti sel′)

noun

a spongy area in the bark of a woody plant, serving as a pore to permit the exchange of gases between the stem and the atmosphere

Etymology: ModL lenticella, dim. < L lens (gen. lentis), lentil

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