呼こ吸きゅう根こん

noun

pneumatophore; respiratory root

Botanical term for specialized aerial roots that allow gas exchange in waterlogged or swampy environments, such as those of mangroves.

• マングローブの呼こ吸きゅう根こんは、干かん潮ちょう時じに空くう気き中ちゅうに顔かおを出だす。

  The pneumatophores of mangroves emerge into the air at low tide.