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aerenchyma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aerenchy-ma
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin āēr (“air”) + -enchyma.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

aerenchymas (plural) aerenchymae (plural) aerenchym (alternative, dated) aerenchyme (alternative)

Derived Forms

aerenchymal aerenchymatic aerenchymatous

Questions

What does aerenchyma mean?
A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants.
Where does aerenchyma come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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