lenticel
[ len-tuh-sel ]
/ ˈlɛn təˌsɛl /
noun 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.
Origin of lenticel
OTHER WORDS FROM lenticel
len·ti·cel·late [len-tuh-sel-it] /ˌlɛn təˈsɛl ɪt/, adjectiveWords nearby lenticel
lent term,
lentamente,
lentando,
lenten,
lentic,
lenticel,
lenticle,
lenticonus,
lenticular,
lenticular ansa,
lenticular astigmatism
Example sentences from the Web for lenticel
It was a lenticel, a characteristic preparation from the elder-tree.
The Plattner Story and Others |H. G. Wells
British Dictionary definitions for lenticel
lenticel
/ (ˈlɛntɪˌsɛl) /
noun
any of numerous pores in the stem of a woody plant allowing exchange of gases between the plant and the exterior
Derived forms of lenticel
lenticellate (ˌlɛntɪˈsɛlɪt), adjectiveWord Origin for lenticel
C19: from New Latin
lenticella, from Latin
lenticula diminutive of
lēns
lentil
Scientific definitions for lenticel
lenticel
[ lĕn′tĭ-sĕl′ ]
One of the small areas on the surface of a plant stem, trunk, or fruit that allow the interchange of gases between the metabolically active interior tissue and the surrounding air or pockets of air in the soil. Lenticels are portions of the periderm that have numerous pores or intercellular spaces. They appear as raised circular or elongated areas. The dark lines in birch bark and the tiny dots sometimes seen on skin of apples and pears are lenticels.