Etymology

pneumatode

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Today it means: A group of cells with spiral secondary wall thickenings, present in a velamen; acts as an airway for gas exchange for respiration or photosynthesis Full definition →

Ancient Greek πνεῦμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπνεῦμα
  2. English todaypneumatode

From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma) (breath) and ὁδός (hodós) (pathway)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπνεῦμα all →

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