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aerenchyma |e(ə)ˈre ng kəmə|
noun Botany
a soft plant tissue containing air spaces, found esp. in many aquatic plants.
DERIVATIVES
aerenchymatous |-mətəs| adjective
ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek aēr ‘air’ + enkhuma ‘infusion.’
October 2, 2009