siphonostele
[sahy-
fon
-
uh
-steel,
sahy
-f
uh
-n
uh
-steel]
/saɪˈfɒn əˌstil, ˈsaɪ fə nəˌstil/
noun
,
Botany
1.
a hollow tube of vascular tissue enclosing a pith and embedded in ground tissue.
Origin
1905-10;
siphono-
+
stele
Related forms
siphonostelic
[sahy-f
uh
-n
uh
-
stee
-lik]
/ˌsaɪ fə nəˈsti lɪk/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
siphonostele
siphonostele
/
ˈsaɪfənəˌstiːl
/
noun
1.
(
botany
) the cylinder of conducting tissue surrounding a central core of pith in certain stems
See also
stele
(sense 3)
Derived Forms
siphonostelic
(
ˌsaɪfənəˈstiːlɪk
)
adjective
Word Origin
C19: from
siphon
+
stele