mestome

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μεστός (mestós, “full”) +‎ -ome.

Noun

mestome (uncountable)

1. The conducting tissue, comprising leptome and hadrome, associated with the parenchyma of an organ
   • 2015, Merike Sõmera et al., “Overview on Sobemoviruses and a Proposal for the Creation of the Family Sobemoviridae”, in Viruses‎^[1], volume 7, →DOI:

     Expression of QTL12 has been reported to confer partial resistance via delayed movement of RYMV into mestome (bundle sheath cells; [214]).