aerenchyma

See also: aerenchymą

English

Alternative forms

• aerenchym (dated)

Etymology

From Latin āēr (“air”) +‎ -enchyma.

Noun

aerenchyma (plural aerenchymas or aerenchymae)

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

Derived terms

• aerenchymal
• aerenchymatic
• aerenchymatous

 

Descendants

• → Irish: aereincíoma

Translations

airy tissue found in the roots of aquatic plants

• Finnish: aerenkyymi, tuuletussolukko
• Irish: aereincíoma m
• Polish: aerenchyma f, miękisz powietrzny m, tkanka powietrzna f
• Portuguese: aerênquima m

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English aerenchyma. Ultimately from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) + ἔγχυμα (énkhuma). First attested in 1899.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɛ.rɛnˈxɨ.ma/

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• Rhymes: -ɨma
• Syllabification: a‧e‧ren‧chy‧ma

Noun

aerenchyma f

1. (botany) aerenchyma

   Synonyms: miękisz powietrzny, tkanka powietrzna

Declension

Declension of aerenchyma

	singular
nominative	aerenchyma
genitive	aerenchymy
dative	aerenchymie
accusative	aerenchymę
instrumental	aerenchymą
locative	aerenchymie
vocative	aerenchymo

Further reading

• aerenchyma in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• aerenchyma in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego