What does "trachea" mean?
Trachea: (Zoöl.) One of the respiratory tubes of insects and arachnids.
Additional senses
- 2.(Bot.) One of the large cells in woody tissue which have spiral, annular, or other markings, and are connected longitudinally so as to form continuous ducts.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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