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English 1 sense of the word phloem:
NOUNplantphloem, bast(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed
Englishphloem: 1 sense noun 1, plant
Meaning(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes.
Synonymbast
Categorybotany, phytologyThe branch of biology that studies plants
Partssieve tubetube formed by cells joined end-to-end through which nutrients flow in flowering plants and brown algae
Broadervascular tissuetissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants
Spanishfloema
Catalanfloema

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