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phloem
has definitions from the fields of botany,zoology
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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
Synonyms Used in print (A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)The concentration and apparent localization of the WTV antigen in pseudophloem tissue of the tumor may indicate that the virus preferentially multiplies in the phloem and may need to be directly placed in this tissue in_order_to infect plants . Related terms |
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