phloem

phlo·em

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [floh-em]
- /ˈfloʊ ɛm/
- /ˈfləʊ.em/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [floh-em]
- /ˈfloʊ ɛm/

Definitions of phloem word

noun phloem the part of a vascular bundle consisting of sieve tubes, companion cells, parenchyma, and fibers and forming the food-conducting tissue of a plant. 1
noun phloem type of plant tissue 1
noun phloem tissue in higher plants that conducts synthesized food substances to all parts of the plant 0
noun phloem the vascular tissue in vascular plants, that conducts and distributes sugars and other dissolved foods from the places where the food is produced to the places where it is needed or stored 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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