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siphonostele

[sahy-fon-uh-steel, sahy-fuh-nuh-steel]

noun

Botany.

  1. a hollow tube of vascular tissue enclosing a pith and embedded in ground tissue.

siphonostele

/ ˌsaɪfənəˈstiːlɪk, ˈsaɪfənəˌstiːl /

noun

  1. botany the cylinder of conducting tissue surrounding a central core of pith in certain stems See also stele

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • siphonostelic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of siphonostele1

First recorded in 1905–10; siphono- + stele
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Word History and Origins

Origin of siphonostele1

C19: from siphon + stele

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