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phloem
Phloem (noun) means (botany) The plant tissue that carries sugars and other nutrients made in the stems and leaves to the rest of the plant.
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(botany) The plant tissue that carries sugars and other nutrients made in the stems and leaves to the rest of the plant.
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Etymology
First recorded in 1872. It comes from German Phloëm, a word coined by the Swiss botanist Carl Nägeli in 1858 from Ancient Greek φλόος (phlóos, "husk, bark") plus a Greek-sounding ending -em (compare System).
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What is the meaning of phloem?
"phloem" (noun) means (botany) The plant tissue that carries sugars and other nutrients made in the stems and leaves to the rest of the plant.
What is another word for phloem?
Other words for "phloem" include bast.
