polystele

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English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ stele.

Noun

polystele (plural polysteles)

  1. (botany) a segment of plant stem which is characterised by possession of more than a single stele.[1]
    • 1960, Proceedings of the National Institute of Sciences of India, page 89:
      In a stele prior to the breaking up into a polystele, phloem strand becomes “U”-shaped.

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References

  1. ^ Hart, G. T. (2020) Plants in Literature and Life: A Wide-Ranging Dictionary of Botanical Terms, 2nd edition, Morrisville, N.C.: Lulu Press, →ISBN