ground tissue

American  

[graund tish-oo] / ˈgraʊnd ˌtɪʃ u /

noun

plural

ground tissues

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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Example Sentences

Simple tissues are made up of similar cell types; examples include dermal tissue and ground tissue.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Like the rest of the plant, the stem has three tissue systems: dermal, vascular, and ground tissue.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

In the center of the stem is ground tissue.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The outer cells of the ground tissue in the green branches contain chlorophyll, and the walls of some of them are thickened.

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