pneumatophore
pneu·mat·o·phore
noun \nu̇-ˈma-tə-ˌfȯr, nyu̇-\Definition of PNEUMATOPHORE
1
: a muscular gas-containing sac that serves as a float on a siphonophore colony
2
: a usually partially exposed root of a wetland plant (as a mangrove) that functions especially in the intake of oxygen from the atmosphere
Origin of PNEUMATOPHORE
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First Known Use: 1859
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