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secondary phloem

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noun

  1. phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.


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Bundles of primary phloem project outward from the secondary phloem into the cortex.

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Outside the secondary phloem is the cortex layer.

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Outside the secondary xylem is a ring of secondary phloem tissue.

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The secondary phloem contains numerous thick-walled fibres, parenchymatous cells, and large sieve-tubes with plates on the radial walls; swollen parenchymatous cells containing crystals are commonly met with in the cortex, pith and medullary-ray tissues.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

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