Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, same as
sievecell .
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Examples
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First sieve-tube cells are short-lived and do not have companion cells.
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First sieve-tube cells are short-lived and do not have companion cells.
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Water flow sieve-tube boundary - estimating turgor implications phloem loading unloading.
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Water flow sieve-tube boundary - estimating turgor implications phloem loading unloading.
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Water flow sieve-tube boundary - estimating turgor implications phloem loading unloading.
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Phloem is vascular tissue that conducts the organic solutes in plants, from the leaves to the roots; it contains sieve-tube members and companion cells. a. Sieve-tube Members 1) Sieve-tube cells contain cytoplasm but no nucleus.
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Companion Cells 1) Companion cells are closely connected to sieve-tube cells by numerous plasmodesmata.
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Companion Cells 1) Companion cells are closely connected to sieve-tube cells by numerous plasmodesmata.
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Phloem is vascular tissue that conducts the organic solutes in plants, from the leaves to the roots; it contains sieve-tube members and companion cells. a. Sieve-tube Members 1) Sieve-tube cells contain cytoplasm but no nucleus.
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