polystele
English
Etymology
poly- + stele
Noun
polystele (plural polysteles)
- (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.
- 1960, Proceedings of the National Institute of Sciences of India (page 89)
Coordinate terms
- monostele
Related terms
- polystelic
- polystely
References
- Hart, G. T. (2020) Plants in Literature and Life: A Wide-Ranging Dictionary of Botanical Terms, 2nd edition, Morrisville, N.C.: Lulu Press, →ISBN