English Explanatory Dictionary

phloem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.

Pronunciation

/ˈfləʊ.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phloem.wav flōʹəm /ˈfloʊ.əm/

Word forms

phloem phloems phlœm phloëm phlöem

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).

Derived words

citrus vein phloem degeneration epiphloeum leptophloem metaphloem periphloem phloematic phloemic phloemlike phloeophagous protophloem
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