aerenchyma (plural aerenchymas or aerenchymae)
(botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants
Source: Wiktionary
{ A"ër*en`chym, A`ër*en"chy*ma }, n. [NL. aërenchyma. See Aëro-; Enchyma.] (Bot.)
Definition: A secondary respiratory tissue or modified periderm, found in many aquatic plants and distinguished by the large intercellular spaces.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
