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" Botany . In certain ferns: a specialized structure with numerous stomata for aeration, usually seen as a band of pale tissue on the stem or a small outgrowth at the base of a frond", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in William Hooker (1785–1865), botanist. From aero- + -phore.[aerophore etymology, aerophore origin, 英语词源]