what is pnuematophores
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pneumatophore
/ˈnjuːmətəfɔː/
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noun
plural noun: pneumatophores
1.
ZOOLOGY
the gas-filled float of some colonial coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
2.
BOTANY
(in mangroves and other swamp plants) an aerial root specialized for gaseous exchange.
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Pneumatophores are specialized root structures that grow out from the water surface and facilitate the aeration necessary for root respiration in hydrophytic trees such as many mangrove species.
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