phloem

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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).

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfləʊ.əm/, /ˈfləʊ.ɛm/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (General American) enPR: flōʹəm, IPA(key): /ˈfloʊ.əm/, /ˈfloʊ.ɛm/
  • Rhymes: -əʊəm, -əʊɛm

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.

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