phloem

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

phloem
    n 1: (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances
         (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists
         primarily of sieve tubes [syn: {phloem}, {bast}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Phloem \Phlo"["e]m\, n. [Gr. ? bark.] (Bot.)
   That portion of fibrovascular bundles which corresponds to
   the inner bark; the liber tissue; -- distinguished from
   {xylem}.
   [1913 Webster]

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