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Phloem

Phlo′ëm

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] bark.]
(Bot.)
That portion of fibrovascular bundles which corresponds to the inner bark; the liber tissue; – distinguished from
xylem
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Phloem

Phloem

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Phloem n (genitive Phloems, plural Phloeme)

  1. (biology) phloem

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phloem

phloem

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phloem (plural phloems)

  1. (botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.

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