English Explanatory Dictionary

pneumatode

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group of cells with spiral secondary wall thickenings, present in a velamen; acts as an airway for gas exchange for respiration or photosynthesis
  2. A group of cells presumed to be specialised as an airway for ventilation of particular tissues.

Word forms

pneumatode pneumatodes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma) (breath) and ὁδός (hodós) (pathway)

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