trachea

Meaning

Noun

• A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.
• The xylem vessel.
• One of the cuticle-lined primary tubes in the respiratory system of an insect, which extend throughout its body.

Origin

• From late Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin trāchīa ("the windpipe"), from Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ ("jagged, rugged, rough"), .