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lenticel

/ˈlɛntɪsɛl/

lenticel noun: 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.

Noun

lenticel (plural lenticels)

  1. 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.
    • He raises his binocular telescope, bringing the birches near the shoreline into sharp relief, the eye-shaped lenticels in the pale bark seeming to stare back at him, as if following the train’s progress.2024, Sarah Brooks, The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands, Wiedenfeld & Nicolson, page 89
  2. A small, lens-shaped gland on the underside of some leaves.

lenticel meaning in Tamil

lenticel in Tamil

பட்டைவாய், விழிவில்லை உருசுரப்பி, பட்டைத் துளை, பட்டைத்துளை

Forms of lenticel

plurallenticels
alternative formlenticella
alternative formlenticelle

Origin of lenticel

From New Latin lenticella, diminutive of Latin lēns (“lentil”); compare French lenticelle.

Words formed from lenticel

Questions about lenticel

What does lenticel mean?
Lenticel means 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.
What is lenticel in Tamil?
Lenticel in Tamil is பட்டைவாய், விழிவில்லை உருசுரப்பி, பட்டைத் துளை. See Lenticel meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lenticel?
Lenticel is a noun.
How do you pronounce lenticel?
Lenticel is pronounced /ˈlɛntɪsɛl/.
What is the plural of lenticel?
The plural of lenticel is lenticels.

Words near lenticel in the dictionary

  1. lentest
  2. lenthways
  3. Lenti
  4. lentibulariaceous
  5. lentic
  6. lenticel
  7. lenticella
  8. lenticellae
  9. lenticellar
  10. lenticellate
  11. lenticellately

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lenticel (page history and authors); lenticel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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