Definition of "lenticel" []

• 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. (noun)

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• "It was a lenticel, a characteristic preparation from the elder-tree."
• "Hill watched the clock hands until two minutes remained; then he opened the book of answers, and, with hot ears and an affectation of ease, gave his drawing of the lenticel its name."