aerenchyma

See also: aerenchymą

English

Alternative forms

aerenchym (dated)

Etymology

From Latin āēr (“air”) +‎ -enchyma.

Noun

aerenchyma (plural aerenchymas or aerenchymae)

(botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants

Related terms

Descendants

→ Irish: aereincíoma

Translations

airy tissue found in the roots of aquatic plants

Finnish: aerenkyymi, tuuletussolukko
Irish: aereincíoma m
Polish: aerenchyma f, miękisz powietrzny m, tkanka powietrzna f
Portuguese: aerênquima m

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English aerenchyma. Ultimately from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) + ἔγχυμα (énkhuma). First attested in 1899.[1][2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ɛ.rɛnˈxɨ.ma/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɨma
Syllabification: a‧e‧ren‧chy‧ma

Noun

aerenchyma f

(botany) aerenchyma
Synonyms: miękisz powietrzny, tkanka powietrzna

Declension

Declension of aerenchyma

	singular	plural
nominative	aerenchyma	aerenchymy
genitive	aerenchymy	aerenchym
dative	aerenchymie	aerenchymom
accusative	aerenchymę	aerenchymy
instrumental	aerenchymą	aerenchymami
locative	aerenchymie	aerenchymach
vocative	aerenchymo	aerenchymy

References

Flora lasów garwolińskich i sąsiedzkich okoli (1899) Józef Trzebiński‎, page 19
aerenchyma in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

aerenchyma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
aerenchyma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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