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pneumatophore

Syllabification: (pneu·mat·o·phore)
Definition of pneumatophore

noun

  • 1 Zoology the gas-filled float of some colonial coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
  • 2 Botany (in mangroves and other swamp plants) an aerial root specialized for gaseous exchange.

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