Lenticel

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  • noun. One of the small, corky, oval or elongated areas on the surface of a plant stem, trunk, or fruit that allow the interchange of gases between the interior tissue and the surrounding air.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In botany, a lens-shaped body of cells formed in the periderm or corky layer of bark, which by its enlargement soon ruptures the epidermis, or the older corky layers where such are present.
  • noun. In anatomy, one of the small mucous crypts or follicles of the base of the tongue having the shape of a lentil; a lenticular gland.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One of the small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant, from which the underlying tissues may protrude or roots may issue, either in the air, or more commonly when the stem or branch is covered with water or earth.
  • noun. A small, lens-shaped gland on the under side of some leaves.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. One of the small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant, from which the underlying tissues may protrude or roots may issue, either in the air, or more commonly when the stem or branch is covered with water or earth.
  • noun. A small, lens-shaped gland on the under side of some leaves.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue
    • Word Usage
    "It was a lenticel, a characteristic preparation from the elder-tree."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pore  stoma  stomate  
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