LENTICEL


Meaning of LENTICEL in English

[ 'lɛntɪsɛl ]

■ noun Botany one of many raised pores in the stem of a woody plant allowing gas exchange between the atmosphere and the internal tissues.

Origin

C19: from mod. L. ~la , dimin. of L. lens , lent- 'lentil'.

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