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bast

bast

9.9
The part of a plant that carries food from the leaves to other parts
  • noun
  • /bæst/
  • Specialized
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  • The bast of the tree plays a crucial role in transporting nutrients throughout the plant.

Examples

  • Damage to the bast can severely affect a plant's ability to distribute food produced by photosynthesis.

  • The bast of the plant is essential for nutrient transport.

  • Scientists studied the structure of bast to understand how plants move carbohydrates.

  • Do you know what bast is used for?

  • The bast of the flax plant is used to make linen fabric.

  • In botany class, we studied how bast transports nutrients in the plant.

  • The gardener explained that bast plays a vital role in the plant's growth.

Synonyms

phloem
vsbast
  • Specialized
1 8.9

Part of a plant that carries sugar from leaves to other parts

emphasizes the tissue makeup, noting it is formed mainly of sieve tubes

Compounds

bast fiber
  • Specialized
8.8

A strong plant fiber from the inner stem used to make rope or cloth

Cuban bast
  • UK
9.9

A tree from Cuba and Jamaica with hairy leaves and orange flowers used for furniture and gunstocks

Surface Forms

bast singular
basts plural

Etymology

Bast comes from an old German word bast meaning 'inner bark', the soft, rope-like tissue in a tree that carries food from the leaves. So bast today names that plant tissue which moves food around the plant.