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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• 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

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

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

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

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Edible portions of plants are mostly ground tissue.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018

A longitudinal section shows that the epidermal cells are much elongated, the cells of the ground tissue less so, and in both the partition walls are straight.

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