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

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

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Dermal, vascular, and ground tissue are all found in roots.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018

Edible portions of plants are mostly ground tissue.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018

These cells make up ground tissue, which will be discussed in another concept.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

These cells give the brown color to the bark, and later both epidermis and outer ground tissue become entirely dead and disappear.

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