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noun Botany.
a vertical series of sieve cells in the phloem, specialized for the conduction of food materials.
a single sieve cell.
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Origin of sieve tube
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby sieve tube
sieve, sieve cell, sieve of Eratosthenes, Sievers, sievert, sieve tube, sieve-tube element, Sieyès, sif, sifaka, Sifrei Torah
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British Dictionary definitions for sieve tube
sieve tube
noun
botany an element of phloem tissue consisting of a longitudinal row of thin-walled elongated cells with perforations in their connecting walls through which food materials pass
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