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cypress knee

cy·press knee (plural cy·press knees)


noun 
Definition:
 
breathing organ of cypress: a woody outgrowth of the root system of the bald cypress, situated above water level and functioning as a breathing organ by absorbing oxygen from the air

[< its shape]
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