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Definition of phloem noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

phloem

noun
 
/ˈfləʊem/
 
/ˈfləʊem/
[uncountable] (biology)
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  1. the material in a plant containing very small tubes that carry sugars produced in the leaves around the plant compare xylem
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek phloos ‘bark’ + the passive suffix -ēma.
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