pneumatode
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma) (breath) and ὁδός (hodós) (pathway)[1]
Noun[edit]
pneumatode (plural pneumatodes)
- (botany, histology) A group of cells with spiral secondary wall thickenings, present in a velamen; acts as an airway for gas exchange for respiration or photosynthesis
- (botany, histology) A group of cells presumed to be specialised as an airway for ventilation of particular tissues.
References[edit]
- ^ Jaeger, Edmund Carroll. A source-book of biological names and terms. Publisher=Thomas, Springfield, Ill 1959. isbn=0-398-06179-3