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tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants
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plant tissue the tissue of a plant
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tracheophyte,
vascular plant green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
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vascular system the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant
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stele an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
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cambium the inner layer of the periosteum
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fibrovascular bundle,
vascular bundle,
vascular strand a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem
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medullary ray,
vascular ray a sheet of vascular tissue separating the vascular bundles
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xylem the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels
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tracheid long tubular cell peculiar to xylem
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phloem,
bast (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes
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