phloem
A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.
Related words
- epiphloeum
- periphloem
- phloemic
- phloemlike
- protophloem
- citrus vein phloem degeneration
- leptophloem
- metaphloem
- phloematic
- phloeophagous
Word history
From Ancient Greek "φλόος" (husk, bark).
Where this comes from
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