pseudophloem
/ˌsuːdoʊˈfloʊɛm/
noun
- Tissue in certain plants that resembles phloem (the food-conducting tissue) but is not true phloem, often found in ferns or other non-flowering plants.
- Under the microscope, the pseudophloem looked similar to phloem but had a different cell structure.
- The fern's stem contains pseudophloem, which helps transport nutrients differently than true phloem.
- Botanists study pseudophloem to understand how ancient plants moved food.