pneumatophore

pneu·mat·o·phore

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [noo-mat-uh-fawr, -fohr, nyoo-, noo-muh-tuh-, nyoo-]
- /nʊˈmæt əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, nyʊ-, ˈnu mə tə-, ˈnyu-/
- /njˈuːmətˌɒfɔː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noo-mat-uh-fawr, -fohr, nyoo-, noo-muh-tuh-, nyoo-]
- /nʊˈmæt əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, nyʊ-, ˈnu mə tə-, ˈnyu-/

Definitions of pneumatophore word

noun pneumatophore Botany. a specialized structure developed from the root in certain plants growing in swamps and marshes, serving as a respiratory organ. 1
noun pneumatophore Zoology. the air sac of a siphonophore, serving as a float. 1
noun pneumatophore a specialized root of certain swamp plants, such as the mangrove, that branches upwards, rising above ground, and undergoes gaseous exchange with the atmosphere 0
noun pneumatophore a polyp in coelenterates of the order Siphonophora, such as the Portuguese man-of-war, that is specialized as a float 0
noun pneumatophore a porous, woody, specialized branch growing upright into the air from the buried roots of certain swamp trees, as the mangrove, and providing access to the atmosphere 0
noun pneumatophore a polyp with a gas-filled cavity in siphonophore hydrozoans, serving as a float for the colony 0

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Origin of pneumatophore

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; pneumato- + -phore

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A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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