Phloem

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Phloem

Description

The food conducting tissue of a vascular plant. The phloem is the inner bark for trees. It contains the sieve tubes, fibers, parenchyma, and sclereids.

Synonyms and Related Terms

phloème (Fr.); floeem (Ned.); floema (Esp., Port.)

Resources and Citations

  • Walter C. McCrone, John Gustave Delly, The Particle Atlas, W. McCrone Associates, Chicago, IV, 1972
  • Mary-Lou Florian, Dale Paul Kronkright, Ruth E. Norton, The Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials, The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 1990
  • The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980

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