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liber

liber

9.9
The inner layer of bark that carries food from the leaves through a tree
  • noun
  • /ˈlaɪbər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : librillo
  • In some species, the liber is used to make traditional textiles and ropes.

Examples

  • Damage to the liber can prevent a tree from transporting food from its leaves.

  • In some species, the liber is used to make traditional textiles and ropes.

  • The botanist carefully removed a strip of liber to study the tree's nutrient flow.

  • The liber is essential for the tree's growth.

  • Do you know where the liber is located?

  • The botanist carefully removed a strip of liber to study the tree's nutrient flow.

  • Damage to the liber can prevent a tree from transporting food from its leaves.

Synonyms

phloem
vsliber
  • Specialized
1 8.9

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

is the layer beneath the outer bark that carries nutrients

Surface Forms

liber singular
libera plural

Etymology

Liber originally names the 'inner bark' of a tree, the soft layer under the rough outer bark that carries food for the tree. That original meaning explains why the same word is used for this tree layer and why people later used it for written 'books' made on bark.