lenticel

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One of the small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant, from which the underlying tissues may protrude or roots may issue, either in the air, or more commonly when the stem or branch is covered with water or earth.
    — He raises his binocular telescope, bringing the birches near the shoreline into sharp relief, the eye-shaped lenticels in the pale bark seeming to stare back at him, as if following the train’s progress.
  2. A small, lens-shaped gland on the underside of some leaves.

词形变化

lenticels plural lenticella alternative lenticelle alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
lenticellate

词源

From New Latin lenticella, diminutive of Latin lēns (“lentil”); compare French lenticelle.
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