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

Inflected Forms

noun

• ground tissues
  plural

Example Sentences

In monocots, the vascular bundles are scattered in the 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

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

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

A mature root has an outside layer, the epidermis, and contains vascular tissue and ground tissue.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

Away from the ring lie a number of bundles forming a series disposed in two irregular rings around a broad portion of the ground tissue.

From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.