Pneumatophore

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pneumatophore \Pneu*mat"o*phore\, n. [Pneumato- + Gr. fe`rein to
     bear.] (Zool.)
     One of the Pneumonophora.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  pneumatophore
       n : an air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function
           as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant