Air'-cĕll, n.

noun

n. 1. A cavity containing air.

  1. (Bot.) A cavity in the cellular tissue of plants, containing air only.
  2. (Physiol.) A receptacle of air in various parts of the system, as a cavity in the cellular tissue of the human lungs; the air-sac of birds; the dilatation of air-vessels in insects. Carpenter.
A drawing of a seaweed frond with rounded air-cells.
Air-cells of a sea-weed.