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bicollateral

American

[bahy-kuh-lat-er-uhl] / ˌbaɪ kəˈlæt ər əl /

adjective

Botany.

(of a bundle) having the xylem lined with phloem on both its inner and outer faces.

bicollateral British

/ ˌbaɪkɒˈlætərəl /

adjective

botany (of a vascular bundle) having two phloem groups to the inside and outside, respectively, of the xylem

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Other Word Forms

bicollaterality noun

Etymology

Origin of bicollateral

First recorded in 1880–85; bi- ¹ + collateral

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