- secondary phloem
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phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
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Universalium. 2010.
secondary phloem
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secondary phloem — Phloem tissue formed by the vascular cambium during secondary growth in a vascular plant … Glossary of Biotechnology
secondary phloem — noun : phloem produced by the cambium compare primary phloem * * * phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth … Useful english dictionary
Secondary growth — In many vascular plants, secondary growth is the result of the activity of the vascular cambium. The latter is a meristem that divides to produce secondary xylem cells on the inside of the meristem (the adaxial side) and secondary phloem cells on … Wikipedia
Phloem — Cross section of a flax plant stem: 1. Pith, 2. Protoxylem, 3. Xylem I, 4. Phloem I, 5. Sclerenchyma (bast fibre), 6. Cortex, 7. Epidermis In vascular plants, phloem is the living tissue that carries organic … Wikipedia
phloem — /floh em/, n. the part of a vascular bundle consisting of sieve tubes, companion cells, parenchyma, and fibers and forming the food conducting tissue of a plant. [ < G (1858), irreg. < Gk phló(os) bark (var. of PHLOIÓS) + ema deverbal n. ending]… … Universalium
phloem ray — noun : a vascular ray or part of a vascular ray that is located in phloem called also bast ray; compare xylem ray * * * Bot. a vascular ray extending into or located entirely within the secondary phloem. [1870 75] * * * phloem ray, a ray or plate … Useful english dictionary
secondary — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. of second rank, importance, or value b. of, relating to, or constituting the second strongest of the three or four degrees of stress recognized by most linguists < the fourth syllable of basketball team… … New Collegiate Dictionary
phloem ray — Bot. a vascular ray extending into or located entirely within the secondary phloem. [1870 75] * * * … Universalium
secondary vascular tissue — Vascular tissue (xylem and phloem) formed by the vascular cambium during secondary growth in a vascular plant … Glossary of Biotechnology
included phloem — noun : phloem tissue lying within the secondary xylem (as in the wood of some dicotyledons) … Useful english dictionary
