Look up: phloem

1. Phloem
   the part of the vascular system that moves food through the plant.
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2. phloem
   Nutrient-conducting tissue of vascular plants.
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3. phloem
   Food-conducting tissue, consisting of sieve tubes, companion cells, phloem parenchyma, and fibers.
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4. Phloem
   Living conducting tissue of a plant, a system basically composed of sieve tube, comparison cells, fibres and sclereids to convey the products of photosynthesis, particularly sucrose, from the leaves to growing tissues.
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5. Phloem
   See 'Bast'
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6. phloem
   [n] - (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed
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7. Phloem
   Complex vascular tissue involved in the-transport of nutrients throughout a plant.
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8. phloem
   the tissues of the inner bark,characterised by the presence of sieve tubes and serving for the transport of elaborate foodstuffs Category: Botany and zoology
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9. Phloem
   A plant tissue in the veins (vascular bundles) of plants that is responsible for most of the transport of organic solutes.
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10. phloem
    Tissue forming part of the plant vascular system, responsible for the transport of organic materials, especially sucrose, from the leaves to the rest of the plant. Consists of sieve tubes, companion cells, fibre cells, and parenchyma.
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11. Phloëm
    Phlo'ëm noun [ Greek ... bark.] (Botany) That portion of fibrovascular bundles which corresponds to the inner bark; the liber tissue; -- distinguished from xylem .
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12. phloem
    <plant biology> Tissue forming part of the plant vascular system, responsible for the transport of organic materials, especially sucrose, from the leaves to the rest of the plant. Consists of sieve tubes, companion cells, fibre cells and parenchyma. ... (31 Dec 1997) ...
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13. phloem
    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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14. Phloem
    • (n.) That portion of fibrovascular bundles which corresponds to the inner bark; the liber tissue; -- distinguished from xylem.
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15. phloem
    tissues in plants that conduct foods made in the leaves to all other parts of the plant. Phloem is composed of various specialized cells called sieve ... [15 related articles]
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16. Phloem
    Food conducting tissue in vascular plants.
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17. phloem
    (Inner bark) The layer of cells that transports nutrients from the crown to the roots.
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18. PHLOEM
    A portion of the stem of a plant that conducts fluids from the leaves to the roots, composed of small tubes,
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19. phloem
    phloem (flō'em) : see bark; stem.
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20. phloem
    Tissue found in vascular plants. Its main function is to transport sugars and other food materials such as amino acids (see protein) from the leaves, where they are produced, to all other parts of the plant. This could be from the leaves to the roots to provide the chemicals needed for growth. Howeve...
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21. Phloem
    Living plant tissue located just beneath the bark and outside of the cambium layer. Phloem cells conduct sugars and other organic materials downward from the leaves towards the trunk and roots.
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22. Phloem
    The inner part of a tree's bark that delivers water and other nutrients.
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23. Phloem
    plant stem:<br> 1. Pith,<br> 2. Protoxylem,<br> 3. Xylem I,<br> 4. `Phloem` I,<br> 5. Sclerenchyma (bast fibre),<br> 6. Cortex,<br> 7. Epidermis In vascular plants, `phloem` is the living tissue that carries organic nutrients (known as photosynthate), in particular, glucose, a s...
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