Associations to the word «Pneumatophore»

Wiktionary

PNEUMATOPHORE, noun. (zoology) A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
PNEUMATOPHORE, noun. (botany) An aerial root, in mangroves etc., specialized for gaseous exchange.
PNEUMATOPHORE, noun. An apparatus consisting of a bag with a tube and mouthpiece, which may be attached to the body. The bag contains oxygen to be breathed by the wearer in rescue work in mines, etc.

Dictionary definition

PNEUMATOPHORE, noun. An air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant.

Wise words

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle