Medullary Ray (Noun)
Meaning
A sheet of vascular tissue separating the vascular bundles.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The medullary ray is a sheet of vascular tissue that separates the vascular bundles in the stem of a plant.
- In the cross-section of a tree trunk, the medullary rays appear as thin lines of tissue that radiate from the center of the trunk.
- The medullary rays in a plant stem are responsible for storing and transporting nutrients and water between the vascular bundles.
- The medullary rays are also involved in the process of secondary growth in plants, where new vascular tissue is formed.
- In some plant species, the medullary rays are visible to the naked eye as thin, white lines that separate the darker vascular bundles.