phloem parenchyma

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• phloem parenchyma — noun : the nonspecialized vertically arranged parenchyma of the phloem called also bast parenchyma; compare wood parenchyma …   Useful english dictionary

• phloem — /floh em/, n. the part of a vascular bundle consisting of sieve tubes, companion cells, parenchyma, and fibers and forming the food conducting tissue of a plant. [ < G (1858), irreg. < Gk phló(os) bark (var. of PHLOIÓS) + ema deverbal n. ending]… …   Universalium

• phloem — Specialized vascular plant tissue for the transport of assimilates (generally sugars) from the point of synthesis (in the leaf) to other parts of the plant. It consists of sieve tubes, companion cells, phloem parenchyma and fibres …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• Phloem — Cross section of a flax plant stem: 1. Pith, 2. Protoxylem, 3. Xylem I, 4. Phloem I, 5. Sclerenchyma (bast fibre), 6. Cortex, 7. Epidermis In vascular plants, phloem is the living tissue that carries organic …   Wikipedia

• parenchyma — parenchymal, parenchymatous /par euhng kim euh teuhs/, adj. /peuh reng keuh meuh/, n. 1. Bot. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin walled cells able to divide. 2. Anat., Zool. the specific tissue of an animal organ as distinguished… …   Universalium

• phloem — noun Etymology: German, from Greek phloios, phloos bark; perhaps akin to Greek phlein to teem, abound, phlyein, phlyzein to boil over more at fluid Date: 1875 a complex tissue in the vascular system of higher plants that consists mainly of sieve… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• phloem — Tissue forming part of the plant vascular system, responsible for the transport of organic materials, especially sucrose, from the leaves to the rest of the plant. Consists of sieve tubes, companion cells, fibre cells, and parenchyma …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• phloem — phlo•em [[t]ˈfloʊ ɛm[/t]] n. bot the part of a vascular bundle consisting of sieve tubes, companion cells, parenchyma, and fibers and forming the food conducting tissue of a plant • Etymology: < G (1858), irreg. < Gk phló(os) bark (var. of… …   From formal English to slang

• phloem — /ˈfloʊəm / (say flohuhm) noun that part of a vascular bundle not included in the xylem, including sieve tubes and companion cells, parenchyma, secretory cells, etc.; bast; liber. {German, from Greek phloos bark + ēm(a) (passive suffix) …  

• ray parenchyma — noun Etymology: ray (II) : the horizontal and usually radially arranged parenchyma that constitutes all or most of a plant ray compare phloem parenchyma, wood parenchyma …   Useful english dictionary

• wood parenchyma — noun : the vertical and usually axially arranged parenchyma of the xylem that is believed to function chiefly in carbohydrate storage compare phloem parenchyma, ray parenchyma …   Useful english dictionary