siphonostele

[sahy-fon-uh-steel, sahy-fuh-nuh-steel]

noun Botany.

a hollow tube of vascular tissue enclosing a pith and embedded in ground tissue.

Origin of siphonostele

First recorded in 1905–10; siphono- + stele

Related formssi·pho·no·ste·lic

[sahy-fuh-nuh-stee-lik] /ˌsaɪ fə nəˈsti lɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for siphonostele

siphonostele

noun

botany the cylinder of conducting tissue surrounding a central core of pith in certain stemsSee also stele (def. 3)

Derived Formssiphonostelic (ˌsaɪfənəˈstiːlɪk), adjective

Word Origin for siphonostele

C19: from siphon + stele

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