| 释义 |
spongiole|ˈspʌndʒ-, ˈspɒndʒɪəʊl|
[a. F. spongiole (De Candolle), ad. L. spongiola asparagus-root (Columella), rose-gall (Pliny), dim. of spongia sponge n.1]
1. Bot. The tender extremity of the radicle of a plant, characterized by loose sponge-like cellular tissue; a spongelet.
1832Lindley Introd. Bot. 77 In Pandanus the spongioles of the aerial roots consist of numerous very thin exfoliations of the epidermis. 1850Daubeny Atomic The. viii. (ed. 2) 244 The spongioles of the roots always contain an azotized material, which is from them transmitted to all the other parts of the plant. 1870tr. Pouchet's Universe (1871) 264 The water-lentil, which spreads its carpet of verdure on the surface of our pools, possesses nothing but spongioles.
2. = sponge n.1 6 b. rare—1.
1884Evang. Mag. June 252 There are often seen in rose⁓bushes, small green mossy-looking tufts called ‘spongioles’,..produced by a small insect. |