vascular strand
- noun
- Specialized
:
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- The vascular strand in each leaf transports water and nutrients to the cells.
Examples
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The vascular strand in the stem is essential for transporting water from the roots to the leaves.
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Damage to the vascular strand can disrupt the flow of sap and affect plant health.
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Scientists examined the vascular strand structure to better understand plant growth.
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The vascular strand transports water and nutrients.
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Each vascular strand plays a crucial role in plant health.
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Damage to the vascular strand can disrupt the flow of sap and affect plant health.
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The vascular strand in each leaf transports water and nutrients to the cells.
Synonyms
8
4.4
The thin lines in a leaf that carry water and food
1
5.5
A group of tubes in stems and leaves that carry water and food
A group of tubes in stems and leaves that carry water and food and give support
How Thick
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
5.5
- Specialized
- Specialized
8
4.4
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally transparent: 'vascular' indicates containing vessels (pipes for fluid) and 'strand' denotes a thin filament, so a learner who knows both words can infer a vessel-containing filament in a plant. Although slightly technical, the components combine in a predictable, cross-linguistically common way, so the overall meaning is derivable from the parts.
Etymology
The compound noun vascular strand paints a simple picture: vascular comes from a word for 'tube' and strand means a 'thin thread', so imagine a tiny thread of tubes running through a leaf or stem. Those tiny tubes 'carry water and nutrients', so the name now means the plant part that moves water and food to the cells.