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

A layer of cells known as the endodermis separates the stele from the ground tissue in the outer portion of the root.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The stem has three tissue systems: dermal, vascular, and ground tissue.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Apical meristems differentiate into the three basic types of meristem tissue which correspond to the three types of tissue: protoderm produces new epidermis, ground meristem produces ground tissue, and procambium produces new xylem and phloem.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Cells of the ground tissue are somewhat larger than phloem.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Outside of the ring of fibro-vascular bundles is the green ground tissue and epidermis.

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