aerenchyma

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin āēr (“air”) +‎ -enchyma.

Noun

aerenchyma (plural aerenchymas or aerenchymae)

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

Related terms

• aerenchymatic
• aerenchymatous

Descendants

• → Irish: aereincíoma

Translations

airy tissue found in the roots of aquatic plants

• Finnish: aerenkyymi, tuuletussolukko
• Irish: aereincíoma m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: aerênquima m