Look up: Lenticel

1. Lenticel
   A pore in a stem, root, some fruits and bark which permits the inward and outward passages of gases.
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2. Lenticel
   Len'ti·cel (lĕn'tĭ*sĕl) noun [ French lenticelle , dim. from Latin lens , lentis , a lentil. Confer Lentil .] (Botany) (a) One of the small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of...
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3. lenticel
   A loosely-packed mass of cells in the bark of a woody plant, visible on the surface of a stem as a raised powdery spot, through which gaseous exchange occurs. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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4. lenticel
   noun one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue
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5. Lenticel
   • (n.) One of the small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant, from which the underlying tissues may protrude or roots may issue, either in the air, or more commonly when the stem or branch is covered with water or earth. • (n.) A small, lens-shaped gland on the under side of some leaves.
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6. lenticel
   (from the article `Myrtales`) ...presence of `breathing roots` (pneumatophores; see photograph), portions of the root that grow upward until they project some inches above the ... ...cork cells; however, the walls may be thick or thin. Birch bark peels because it has alternating layers of thick- and thin-walled cork cells. ......
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7. LENTICEL
   Slightly raised areas on the bark of a tree.
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8. Lenticel
   A small, usually corky area on a stem or other part of a plant, which acts as a gas exchange pore.
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9. Lenticel
   A portion of the cork layer in the bark of stems where the cells are loose, allowing exchange of gases. Usually they are raised and they may be a different color from the rest of the bark.
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10. Lenticel
    A loose group of cells that penetrates the surface, such as the stem, of a woody plant. Gases are exchanged between the atmosphere and the underlying tissues through these cells.
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11. Lenticel
    bark are the lenticels. Certain bacterial and fungal infections can penetrate fruits through their lenticels, with susceptibility sometimes increasing with its age. Further images: <gallery> File:Prunus serrula bark lenticels, Dawyck Botanic Gardens.JPG|Lenticels on Prunus serrula Image:Wild Cher...
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