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aerenchyma
aer·en·chy·ma [ er réngkəmə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
tissue that makes water plants float: the spongy tissue in some water plants that keeps them afloat and helps in the exchange of gases
[Late 19th century. < Greek aēr "air" + egkhuma "infusion"]
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