Phloem (Noun)
Meaning
(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The xylem and phloem tissues in the plant stem work together to transport water, nutrients, and sugars throughout the plant.
- The pathologist studied the plant's phloem under a microscope to determine how the disease was spreading.
- Phloem tissue in the tree's sapwood transports sugars produced by photosynthesis to the growing roots.
- The professor explained that the function of the phloem is to transport the products of photosynthesis to areas of the plant where energy is needed.
- The plant's phloem cells, which were responsible for transporting sugars and other organic compounds, were severely damaged by the pesticide.