phloem
Meaning
A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfləʊ.əm/
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).
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