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Protostele vs Plectostele - What's the difference?

protostele | plectostele |

Plectostele is a hyponym of protostele.



In botany terms the difference between protostele and plectostele

is that protostele is a type of stele, in which the vascular tissue in the stem forms a solid core, with no central pith or leaf gaps while plectostele is a type of protostele, in which the two types of vascular tissue in the stem are intermingled.

protostele

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) A type of stele, in which the vascular tissue in the stem forms a solid core, with no central pith or leaf gaps.

    • Antonyms

    * siphonostele

    Hyponyms

    * actinostele * haplostele * plectostele

    Derived terms

    * protostelic

    See also

    *

    plectostele

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) A type of protostele, in which the two types of vascular tissue in the stem are intermingled.

    • Derived terms

    * plectostelic

    See also

    *