Containing air or carrying air; capable of transmitting or bearing air.
From Latin aer (air) plus -ferous (carrying or bearing), from ferre (to carry). Used in scientific contexts to describe structures or substances that contain or transport air.
Aeriferous tissues in plants—like the spongy parts of leaves—are why plants float and why a piece of balsa wood bobs on water. Nature engineered air-carrying materials millions of years before we did!
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