siphonostele

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

noun

, Botany.

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

siphonostele

/ ˌsaɪfənəˈstiːlɪk; ˈsaɪfənəˌstiːl /

noun

1. botany the cylinder of conducting tissue surrounding a central core of pith in certain stems See also stele

Derived Forms

• siphonostelic, adjective

Other Words From

• si·pho·no·ste·lic [sahy-f, uh, -n, uh, -, stee, -lik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of siphonostele¹

First recorded in 1905–10; siphono- + stele

Word History and Origins

Origin of siphonostele¹

C19: from siphon + stele