VASCULAR STRAND

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does vascular strand mean? 

• VASCULAR STRAND (noun)
  The noun VASCULAR STRAND has 1 sense:

1. a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem

  Familiarity information: VASCULAR STRAND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VASCULAR STRAND (noun)

Meaning:

A unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

fibrovascular bundle; vascular bundle; vascular strand

Hypernyms ("vascular strand" is a kind of...):

vascular tissue (tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vascular strand"):

nervure; vein (any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ)