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bothrenchyma

Noun CEFR C1
bɒθˈɹɛŋkɪmə

Definitions

Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.

obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

Sect. II. — Of Pitted Tissue, or Bothrenchym.* * Βοθρος, a little pit.”
Pitted or Dotted Vessels. — These constitute by their combination Pitted Tissue, the Porous Tissue of some authors, or the Vasiform Tissue, Bothrenchyma, Taphrenchyma of others; the two latter names being derived from Greek words signifying pits.”
The names of bothrenchyma and taphrenchyma have been given to a tissue composed of such cells.”

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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