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English noun: phloem

1. phloem (plant) (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes


Synonymsbast


Broader (hypernym)vascular tissue


Part holonymsieve tube


Domain categorybotany, phytology









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