Words Like PHLOEM
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1 Alternative Words Similar to phloem
5 definitions of phloem
1
That portion of fibrovascular bundles which corresponds to the inner bark; the liber tissue; -- distinguished from xylem.
2
(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes
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The food-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting of sieve tubes, fibers, parenchyma, and sclereids. Also called bast.
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In botany, the bast or liber portion of a vascular bundle, or the region of a vascular bundle or axis with secondary thickening which contains sieve-tubes. Compare xylem.
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A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.