phloem

Noun
  1. (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed;
    Consists primarily of sieve tubes (synset 113119721)
    referred to in: botany, phytology - the branch of biology that studies plants
    is a type of: vascular tissue - tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants
    has: sieve tube - tube formed by cells joined end-to-end through which nutrients flow in flowering plants and brown algae
    same as: bast

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