phloem
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Etymology
First attested in 1872. From German Phloëm, coined by Swiss botanist Carl Nägeli in 1858 from Ancient Greek φλόος (phlóos, “husk, bark”) + a Greek-sounding ending -em (cf. System).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfləʊ.əm/, /ˈfləʊ.ɛm/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) enPR: flōʹəm, IPA(key): /ˈfloʊ.əm/, /ˈfloʊ.ɛm/
- Rhymes: -əʊəm, -əʊɛm
Noun
phloem (plural phloems)
- (botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.
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Translations
vascular tissue
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