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noun(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes
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- bast strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants
- vascular strand a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem
- fibrovascular bundle a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem
- pseudophloem false phloem
- cambium a formative one-cell layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth
- vascular bundle a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem
- bast fiber strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants