phloem
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phloem
- /ˈfləʊ.əm/ UK
- /ˈfloʊ.əm/ US
Rhymes with -əʊəm, -əʊɛm
Where it comes from
First attested in 1872. From German Phloëm, coined by Swiss botanist Carl Nägeli in 1858 from Ancient Greek φλόος (phlóos, “husk, bark”) + a Greek-sounding ending -em (cf. System).
noun phloems · phlœm · phloëm · phlöem
- A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.
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Talk about this word "phloem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/phloem. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. phloem. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/phloem "phloem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/phloem.Cite this
@misc{phloem_2026,
title = {phloem},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phloem},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
