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PNEUMATOPHORE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
An air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pneumatophore" is a kind of...):
root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)