n.
One of the small, corky pores or narrow lines on the surface of the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gases between the interior tissue and the surrounding air.
[New Latin lenticella, diminutive of lēns, lent-, lens. See lens.]
lenticellate len'ti·cel'late (-sĕl'ĭt) adj.
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