"phloem" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfləʊ.əm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfləʊ.ɛm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfloʊ.əm/ [General-American], /ˈfloʊ.ɛm/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phloem.wav [Southern-England] Forms: phloems [plural]
enPR: flōʹəm [General-American] Rhymes: -əʊəm, -əʊɛm 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). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Phloëm}} German Phloëm, {{coin|de|Q123876|in=1858|nobycat=1|nocap=1}} coined by Swiss botanist Carl Nägeli in 1858, {{der|en|grc|φλόος||husk, bark}} Ancient Greek φλόος (phlóos, “husk, bark”), {{m|de|System}} System Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Botany, Plant tissues Synonyms: phlœm, phloëm, phlöem [obsolete] Derived forms: metaphloem, phloematic, phloeophagous Coordinate_terms: xylem Translations (vascular tissue): floema [masculine] (Catalan), 韌皮部 (Chinese Mandarin), 韧皮部 (rènpíbù) (Chinese Mandarin), lýko [neuter] (Czech), floëem [neuter] (Dutch), floemo (Esperanto), nila (Finnish), phloème [masculine] (French), ლაფანი (lapani) (Georgian), Phloem [neuter] (German), háncsrész (Hungarian), floema [masculine] (Italian), 師部 (shibu) (alt: しぶ) (Japanese), floem (Malay), tarikai (Maori), floèma [masculine] (Occitan), آوند آبکش (âvand-e âbkeš) (Persian), łyko [neuter] (Polish), floem [masculine] (Polish), floema [masculine] (Portuguese), флоэ́ма (floéma) [feminine] (Russian), луб (lub) [masculine] (Russian), лы́ко (lýko) [neuter] (Russian), floema [masculine] (Spanish), paniyandaluyan (Tagalog), పోషక కణజాలము (pōṣaka kaṇajālamu) (Telugu), โฟลเอ็ม (floo-êm) (Thai)

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