air vesicle
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air vesicle
n.
See float.
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air vesicle
orair cavity
n
1. (Botany) a large air-filled intercellular space in some aquatic plants
2. (Botany) a large intercellular space in a leaf into which a stoma opens
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
air′ ves`icle
n.
a large, air-filled pocket occurring chiefly in plants that float on water, as kelps.
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air vesicle
See float.
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