phloem

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phloem - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Phloem \Phlo"["e]m\, n. [Gr. ? bark.] (Bot.)
     That portion of fibrovascular bundles which corresponds to
     the inner bark; the liber tissue; -- distinguished from
     xylem.
     [1913 Webster]

phloem - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  phloem
      n 1: (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances
           (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists
           primarily of sieve tubes [syn: phloem, bast]