LENTICEL


Meaning of LENTICEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlen-tə-ˌsel ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin lenticella, diminutive of Latin lent-, lens lentil

Date: circa 1864

: a loose aggregation of cells which penetrates the surface (as of a stem) of a woody plant and through which gases are exchanged between the atmosphere and the underlying tissues

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