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phloem
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun phloem has 1 sense
- phloem(n = noun.plant) bast - (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes; Array is a kind of vascular tissue
has parts: sieve tube
OXFORD DICTIONARY
phloem, n. Bot. the tissue conducting food material in plants (cf. XYLEM).
Etymology
Gk phloos bark
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