Xylem counterpart

• (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed
• Consists primarily of sieve tubes
• Food-conducting plant tissue
• Innermost layer of tree bark

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1870, from German phloëm (1858), coined by German botanist Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli (1817-1891) from Greek phloos , phloios "bark of trees," of uncertain origin, + passive suffix -ema .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes [syn: bast ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In vascular plants , phloem is the living tissue that carries organic nutrients (known as photosynthate ), in particular, sucrose , a sugar, to all parts of the plant where needed. In trees , the phloem is the innermost layer of the bark , hence the name, ...