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a vertical, aerial (at low tide) appendage to the roots of some plants, through which gases are exchanged; e.g. on mangroves.
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modified root which allows gaseous exchange in mud-dwelling shrubs, e.g. mangroves
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• (n.) One of the Pneumonophora.
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(from the article `angiosperm`) ...roots that pull the bulb deeper into the ground as it grows. Climbing plants often grip their supports with specialized adventitious roots. Some ... ...of mangroves that grow in tidal mud flats, such as Sonneratia (Sonneratiaceae) and Laguncularia (Combretaceae), are characterized by the presence ... ...
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(from the article `cnidarian`) ...reproductive structures called gonophores. Members of the order Siphonophora, free-floating colonial hydrozoans, display an even greater variety ...
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Modified roots rising above ground that may function as a respiratory organ in plant species subjected to frequent inundation or soil saturation. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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Pneu·mat'o·phore noun [
Pneumato- + Greek ... to bear.]
(Zoology) One of the Pneumonophora.
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pneumatophore 1. A gas-filled sac serving as a float in some colonial marine hydrozoans, such as the Portuguese man-of-war. 2. In botany: A specialized structure developed from the root in certain plants growing in swamps and marshes, serving as a respiratory organ. 2. In zoology, the air sac of a siphonophore, serving as a float.
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noun an air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant
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