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.
Words nearby siphonostele
siphon bottle, siphonage, siphonapterous, siphono-, siphonophore, siphonostele, siphuncle, sipid, siple, sippar, sipper
OTHER WORDS FROM siphonostele
si·pho·no·ste·lic [sahy-fuh-nuh-stee-lik] /ˌsaɪ fə nəˈsti lɪk/, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
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), adjectiveWord Origin for siphonostele
C19: from siphon + stele
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012