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pneu·ma·to·phore
\ˈn(y)üməd.əˌfō(ə)r, n(y)üˈmad.əˌ-\ noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pneumat- + -phore
1. : a muscular gas-containing sac that serves as a float on a siphonophore colony (as of members of the genus Physalia)
2. : a submerged or exposed root often functioning as a respiratory organ of a swamp or marsh plant |