pneumatophore

noun

pneu·mat·o·phore | \ nu̇-ˈma-tə-ˌfȯr

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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 (such as a mangrove) that functions especially in the intake of oxygen from the atmosphere

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