PHLOEM


Meaning of PHLOEM in English

[ 'fləʊɛm ]

■ noun Botany the vascular tissue in plants which conducts sugars and other metabolic products downwards from the leaves.

Origin

C19: from Gk phloos 'bark' + the suffix -ēma .

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