PhloemWordNet Explorer
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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
Words in this synset: bast
noun
tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants
noun
the branch of biology that studies plants
noun
tube formed by cells joined end-to-end through which nutrients flow in flowering plants and brown algae