trachea
NounSynonyms:
windpipe
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)tracheae
- membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchiSynonyms: windpipeType of cartilaginous tubePart of upper respiratory tract, neckParts epiglottis
- one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnidsType of tubulePart of respiratory system, systema respiratorium
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Tra′che·a noun; pl. Tracheae (#).
Origin: NL.,from L. trachia, Gr. τραχεῖα (sc. … windpipe), from … rough, rugged: cf. F. trachée.
1. Anatomy The windpipe. See Illust. of Lung.
2. Zoology One of the respiratory tubes of insects and arachnids.
3. Botany 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54