phloem

See also Phloem

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• phlœm

Etymology

First attested in 1872. From German Phlöem, from Ancient Greek φλόος (phloos, “husk, bark”), from φλέω (phleō, “I abound”)

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈfləʊ.əm/
• (US) enPR: flōʹəm, IPA: /ˈfloʊ.əm/

Noun

phloem (plural phloems)

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

Translations

vascular tissue

• Catalan: floema (ca) m
• Czech: lýko (cs) n
• Dutch: floëem (nl) n
• Esperanto: floemo (eo)
• Finnish: nila (fi)
• German: Phloem (de) n

• Hungarian: háncsrész (hu)
• Italian: floema (it) m
• Polish: łyko (pl) n
• Spanish: floema (es) m
• Telugu: పోషక కణజాలము (te)

See also

• xylem