Look up: stele

1. Stele
   The central cylinder, inside the cortex, of roots and stems of vascular plants.
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2. stele
   [n] - the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant 2. [n] - an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
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3. stele
   the vascular cylinder of a primary root Category: Botany and zoology
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4. Stele
   A slender, upright stone block, or slab, or pillar. It is generally monolithic, and generally decorated with an inscription or with relief sculpture on one face. The plural form can be either stelae or steles.
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5. Stele
   Ste'le (stē'lē) noun [ New Latin ] Same as Stela . « One of these steles , containing the Greek version of the ordinance, has recently been discovered.» I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
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6. Stele
   Stele (stēl) noun [ See Stale a handle.] A stale, or handle; a stalk. [ Obsolete] Chaucer. Holland.
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7. stele
   stela noun an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
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8. stele
   noun the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant
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9. Stele
   • (n.) Same as Stela. • (n.) A stale, or handle; a stalk.
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10. stele
    (from the article `angiosperm`) There are many individual vascular strands (or vascular bundles) in the primary body of the stem (see below Stems), and they all converge into a ... The vascular cylinder of a stem or root is called the stele. The simplest and apparently most primitive type of stele is the protostele, in which the ... ...
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11. stele
    stele, stela (definitions 1-3) 1. An upright slab bearing sculptured designs or inscriptions. Sometimes loosely applied to any prepared surface on the face of a building, a rock, etc., covered with an inscription. 2. In architecture: a prepared surface on the face of a building, a rock, etc., bearing an inscription or the like. 3. In ancient Ro...
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12. Stele
    [biology] In a vascular plant, the stele is the central part of the root or stem containing the tissues derived from the procambium. These include vascular tissue, in some cases ground tissue (pith) and a pericycle, which, if present, defines the outermost boundary of the stele. Outside the ...
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13. Stele
    A stele (iː, historically l; Greek: στήλη stēlē; plural: στήλες stēlēz), also stela (plural stelae aɪ) Latin, is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected for funerals or commemorative purposes, most usually decorated with the names and titles of the decease...
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14. stele
    The central vascular cylinder of a stems and roots.
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15. stele
    stele (stē'lē) , slab of stone or terra-cotta, usually oblong, set up in a vertical position, for votive or memorial purposes. Upon the slabs were carved inscriptions accompanied by ornamental designs or reliefs of particular significance. Stelae were often used as commemorative ston...
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16. Stele
    vertical stone column inscribed with text.
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