aerenchyma

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noun

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

OriginLatin āēr →
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Meanings

nounaerenchyma (countable and uncountable, plural aerenchymas or aerenchymae)

plural aerenchymas · plural aerenchymae · alternative dated aerenchym · alternative aerenchyme

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

Origin

  1. Latināēr“air”
  2. Englishaerenchyma

From Latin āēr (“air”) + -enchyma.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 通氣組織 /通气组织
  • 通氣組織 /通气组织 (tōngqì zǔzhī)airy tissue found in the roots of aquatic plants
Finnish aerenkyymi, tuuletussolukko
  • aerenkyymiairy tissue found in the roots of aquatic plants
  • tuuletussolukkoairy tissue found in the roots of aquatic plants
French aérenchyme
  • aérenchymeairy tissue found in the roots of aquatic plants
Irish aereincíoma
  • aereincíomaairy tissue found in the roots of aquatic plants
Polish aerenchyma, miękisz powietrzny
  • aerenchymaairy tissue found in the roots of aquatic plants
  • miękisz powietrznyairy tissue found in the roots of aquatic plants
  • tkanka powietrznaairy tissue found in the roots of aquatic plants
Portuguese aerênquima
  • aerênquimaairy tissue found in the roots of aquatic plants
Cite this entry
APA

aerenchyma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerenchyma

MLA

“aerenchyma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerenchyma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aerenchyma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerenchyma.

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