phloem

See also: Phloem, phloëm, phlöem, Phloëm, Phlöem, and phlœm

English

Alternative forms

phlœm, phloëm, phlöem (obsolete)

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfləʊ.əm/, /ˈfləʊ.ɛm/
(General American) enPR: flōʹəm, IPA^(key): /ˈfloʊ.əm/, /ˈfloʊ.ɛm/
Rhymes: -əʊəm, -əʊɛm

Noun

phloem (plural phloems)

(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.

Coordinate terms

xylem

Derived terms

metaphloem
phloematic
phloeophagous

Translations

vascular tissue

Catalan: floema m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 韌皮部／韧皮部 (zh) (rènpíbù)
Czech: lýko (cs) n
Dutch: floëem (nl) n
Esperanto: floemo
Finnish: nila (fi)
French: phloème (fr) m
Georgian: ლაფანი (lapani)
German: Phloem (de) n
Hungarian: háncsrész
Italian: floema (it) m
Japanese: 師部 (しぶ, shibu)
Malay: floem (ms)
Maori: tarikai
Occitan: floèma m
Persian: آوند آبکش‎ (āvand-e ābkeš)
Polish: łyko (pl) n
Portuguese: floema (pt) m
Russian: флоэ́ма (ru) f (floéma), луб (ru) m (lub), лы́ко (ru) n (lýko)
Spanish: floema m
Tagalog: paniyandaluyan
Telugu: పోషక కణజాలము (pōṣaka kaṇajālamu)
Thai: โฟลเอ็ม (th) (floo-êm)