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Phloem vs Procambium - What's the difference?

phloem | procambium |

As nouns the difference between phloem and procambium

is that phloem is phloem while procambium is (botany) a meristem that lies just inside the protoderm and develops into primary xylem and primary phloem.

phloem

English

(wikipedia phloem)

Alternative forms

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Noun

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

    • See also

    * xylem

    procambium

    English

    Noun

    (procambia)
  • (botany) A meristem that lies just inside the protoderm and develops into primary xylem and primary phloem.

    • Related terms

    * cambium