AERENCHYMA


Meaning of AERENCHYMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌer-ˈeŋ-kə-mə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: circa 1893

: modified parenchymatous tissue having large intracellular air spaces that is found especially in aquatic plants where it facilitates gaseous exchange and maintains buoyancy

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.