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

Derived 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).[1] First attested in 1899.[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
nominative	aerenchyma
genitive	aerenchymy
dative	aerenchymie
accusative	aerenchymę
instrumental	aerenchymą
locative	aerenchymie
vocative	aerenchymo

References

Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “aerenchyma”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
Flora lasów garwolińskich i sąsiedzkich okoli (1899) Józef Trzebiński‎, page 19

Further reading

aerenchyma in Polish dictionaries at PWN
aerenchyma in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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