siphonostele

[ sahy-fon-uh-steel, sahy-fuh-nuh-steel ]
/ saɪˈfɒn əˌstil, ˈsaɪ fə nəˌstil /

noun Botany.

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

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Origin of siphonostele

First recorded in 1905–10; siphono- + stele

OTHER WORDS FROM siphonostele

si·pho·no·ste·lic [sahy-fuh-nuh-stee-lik], /ˌsaɪ fə nəˈsti lɪk/, adjective

Words nearby siphonostele

siphonage, siphonapterous, siphon bottle, siphono-, siphonophore, siphonostele, Siphrei Torah, siphuncle, sipid, Siple, Sippar
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British Dictionary definitions for siphonostele

siphonostele
/ (ˈsaɪfənəˌstiːl) /

noun

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

Derived forms of siphonostele

siphonostelic (ˌsaɪfənəˈstiːlɪk), adjective

Word Origin for siphonostele

C19: from siphon + stele
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