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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A spongy tissue with large intercellular air spaces that is found in aquatic plants. It provides buoyancy and allows the circulation of gases.

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  • noun botany A spongy, airy tissue founds especially in the roots of aquatic plants.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin : aer(o)– + Greek enkhuma, filling (from enkhein, to pour in : en-, in; see en– + khein, to pour; see chyme).]

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Latin aer ("air") + -enchyma

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