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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Noun Inflected Forms

• ground tissues
  plural

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ground tissue

The root has an outer layer of cells called the epidermis, which surrounds areas of ground tissue and vascular tissue.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Cells of the ground tissue are somewhat larger than phloem.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

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

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

In the center of the stem is ground tissue.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

The ground tissue is composed of comparatively large cells with thickish, soft walls, that contain much starch.

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