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pneumatophore

/njuːˈmæt.ə.fɔːr/

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noun

/njuːˈmæt.ə.fɔːr/C2formalscientific
  • ruСпециализированный заполненный воздухом корень, погружённый в воду или находящийся на поверхности, который служит дыхательным органом для некоторых болотных растений.

A specialized air-filled root, either submerged or exposed, that acts as a respiratory organ for certain marsh or swamp plants.

  1. Respiratory rootC2formalscientific

    A specialized, air-filled root structure found in certain marsh or swamp plants that grows upward from the water or mud to facilitate gas exchange.

    ruДыхательный корень

    • Mangrove trees develop pneumatophores to survive in waterlogged soil.
    • The pneumatophores of the bald cypress rise above the water like small spikes.
    • Botanists study pneumatophores to understand how plants adapt to low-oxygen environments.
Forms
  • pneumatophores plural form
  • pneumatophores' possessive plural form
  • pneumatophore's possessive singular form