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phlœm

phlœm

See also: phloem, Phloem, phloëm, and Phloëm

English

Noun

phlœm (plural phlœms)

  1. Obsolete form of phloem.
    • 1899, Henry S. Conard, Transactions and Proceedings, Volume I., page 209:
      Within this is a ring of bast fibres, then true phlœm, cambium, xylem with many confused and insignificant medullary rays, and an unbroken pith.