pneumatode (English, noun)
expansion: pneumatode (plural pneumatodes)
Senses:
topics: biology
botany
histology
natural-sciences
glosses: A group of cells with spiral secondary wall thickenings, present in a velamen; acts as an airway for gas exchange for respiration or photosynthesis
topics: biology
botany
histology
natural-sciences
glosses: A group of cells presumed to be specialised as an airway for ventilation of particular tissues.
Forms:
form: pneumatodes
tags: plural