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PHLOEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-12-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- phloem
1, record 1, English, phloem
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bast 2, record 1, English, bast
- sieve tissue 2, record 1, English, sieve%20tissue
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The principal food-conducting tissue of vascular plants, which together with the xylem forms the vascular tissue. The first phloem to be formed is the primary phloem, which develops from the procambium of a primary meristem and consists of protophloem and metaphloem. Secondary phloem is found in plants with secondary thickening and is formed from the vascular cambium. 3, record 1, English, - phloem
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most of the veins contain two distinct channels: phloem, for importing nutrients and water, and xylem, for exporting the products of photosynthesis. 4, record 1, English, - phloem
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The [sap-sucking] insects suck the phloem, the tissue the sap flows through, for sustenance, but because phloem contains little protein, the insects excrete huge amounts of sugar in proportion to their size. 5, record 1, English, - phloem
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- phloème
1, record 1, French, phlo%C3%A8me
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- liber primaire 2, record 1, French, liber%20primaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tissu conducteur de la sève élaborée, composé de tubes criblés, de cellules compagnes, de fibres et de parenchyme longitudinal. 3, record 1, French, - phlo%C3%A8me
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les plantes vasculaires ou rhizophytes sont des plantes qui possèdent un appareil conducteur, lequel permet la circulation des liquides ou sèves : [...] - les tubes criblés du phloème (réunis en faisceaux criblés) servent à la circulation de la sève élaborée des parties assimilatrices (feuilles), vers les autres régions (fleurs, fruits, tronc, racines). 4, record 1, French, - phlo%C3%A8me
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología vegetal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- floema
1, record 1, Spanish, floema
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tejido que en los vegetales superiores conduce la savia elaborada. En plantas leñosas se sitúa en la parte interna de la corteza. 1, record 1, Spanish, - floema
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