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Webster 1913 Edition


Lenticel

Len′ti-cel

(lĕn′tĭ-sĕl)
,
Noun.
[F.
lenticelle
, dim. fr. L.
lens
,
lentis
, a lentil. Cf.
Lentil
.]
(Bot.)
(a)
One of the small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant, from which the underlying tissues may protrude or roots may issue, either in the air, or more commonly when the stem or branch is covered with water or earth.
(b)
A small, lens-shaped gland on the under side of some leaves.