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Phloem

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Noun

1. bast, phloem

(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Phloem

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noun
tissue in higher plants that conducts synthesized food substances to all parts of the plant

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Phloem

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noun
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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Phloem

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n.
The tissue of vascular plants that conducts food produced by photosynthesis to all parts of the plant and consists of sieve elements, fibers, and parenchyma.

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