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pseudophloem

pseudophloem

9.9
A plant tissue that looks like the tubes that carry food but does not work like them in abnormal growth
  • noun
  • /ˌsuːdoʊˈfloʊɛm/
  • Specialized
: pseudofloema
  • The abnormal stem contains pseudophloem instead of regular vascular tissues.

Examples

  • The plant exhibited a layer of pseudophloem beneath its bark.

  • Some species develop pseudophloems as a response to stress.

  • In some dicots, pseudophloem formation is associated with abnormal growth patterns.

  • Researchers identified strands of pseudophloem in the cross-section of the tree.

  • In some dicots, pseudophloem formation is associated with abnormal growth patterns.

  • Researchers identified strands of pseudophloem in the cross-section of the tree.

  • The abnormal stem contains pseudophloem instead of regular vascular tissues.

Surface Forms

pseudophloem singular
pseudophloems plural

Morphology

pseudophloem = phloem (semi-transparent) = pseudo + phloem

The prefix pseudo- transparently signals 'false' or 'resembling', but the term is technical because phloem is a specialized botanical word.

Etymology

Pseudophloem joins pseudo- meaning 'false' and phloem, the plant tissue that 'carries food' in stems. So pseudophloem is literally 'false phloem' — tissue that looks like phloem but does not work as real phloem.