vascular bundle

Noun

Meaning

vascular bundle (plural vascular bundles)

(botany) A strand of xylem, phloem, and their associated tissues within a eustele or atactostele.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

meristem veinal collenchyma sclerenchyma trichome idioblast fibrovascular bundle

Hyponyms

nervure

Related terms

vascular tissue

Examples

Nymphaeaceae (water lilies) have reticulate veins, a single cotyledon, adventitious roots and a monocot like vascular bundle. Source: Internet

The increase in vascular bundle thickness further seems to correlate with the width of plant axes, and plant height; it is also closely related to the appearance of leaves and increased stomatal density, both of which would increase the demand for water. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

vascular vascular arrangement vascular blockage vascular cambium vascular cardiac vascular clamp