ground tissue
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.
Words nearby ground tissue
ground squirrel, ground state, ground stroke, ground substance, ground tackle, ground tissue, ground track, ground water, ground wave, ground ways, ground wire
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