phloem
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- noun
- /ˈfloʊ.ɛm/
- Specialized
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floema
- Some of these herbivores manage to avoid the cardenolides, which are present not only in the latex but also in phloem and other plant parts.
- phloem and wood
- phloem and wood borers
- phloem tissues
Examples
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Scientists study the phloem to understand how nutrients move through various plant species.
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The phloem- and wood-borer guild included species that feed aboveground on phloem, cambium, or wood.
Academic text (2010) -
"Who knows what phloem is?" I asked, over his head.
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Increasing numbers of phloem- and wood-boring insects.
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Approximately 70% of the Coleoptera on the high-impact list were phloem or wood borers.
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More than half of the Coleoptera (53%) were assigned to the phloem- and wood-boring feeding guild.
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Moreover, it was not found that the bacterium established in the vascular tissues or moved into the petiole or stem via the vascular system, but some of the phloem tissues were observed to be infected.
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We classified 71 species as phloem or wood borers, which included 63 beetle species, along with five Lepidoptera, two Hymenoptera, and one termite (Isoptera).
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The phloem carries sugars produced by photosynthesis from the leaves to the rest of the plant.
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Damage to the phloem can disrupt the nutrient supply needed for healthy plant growth.
Synonyms
The part of a plant that carries food from the leaves to other parts
Surface Forms
Etymology
Phloem comes from the old Greek word phloios, meaning 'bark'. The phloem is like the inner bark that moves the plant's food, the sugars, from the leaves to the rest of the plant, which is why the name fits its job.