lenticel

UK: /ˈlɛntɪˌsɛl/ US: (len′tə sel′)

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len•ti•cel  (len′tə sel′), n. [Bot.]

1. Botany a body of cells formed on the periderm of a stem, appearing on the surface of the plant as a lens-shaped spot, and serving as a pore.

• Neo-Latin lenticella, diminutive of Latin lenticula lentil; see lenticle
• 1850–55;

len•ti•cel•late  (len′tə sel′it), adj. 

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lenticel / ˈlɛntɪˌsɛl/ noun

1. any of numerous pores in the stem of a woody plant allowing exchange of gases between the plant and the exterior

Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin lenticella, from Latin lenticula diminutive of lēns lentil