ground tissue

American  

[graund tish-oo] / ˈgraʊnd ˌtɪʃ u /

noun

ground tissues plural

1. Botany. tissue that is between a plant's epidermis or outer layer and the vascular tissue and that serves mainly for support, storage, and metabolism.

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ground tissue Scientific  

1. The tissue of a plant other than the epidermis, periderm, and vascular tissues, consisting primarily of parenchyma, and (in lesser amounts) of collenchyma and sclerenchyma. Cortex and pith are subtypes of ground tissue.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• ground tissues
  plural

Example Sentences

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ground tissue

A layer of cells known as the endodermis separates the stele from the ground tissue in the outer portion of the root.

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In dicots, the vascular bundles are scattered in the ground tissue.

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They differentiate into three main types: dermal, vascular, and ground tissue.

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In monocots, the vascular bundles are scattered in the ground tissue.

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It is sharply separated from the ground tissue by a row of small cells, called the “bundle sheath.”

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton