sieve tube

noun

, Botany.

1. a vertical series of sieve cells in the phloem, specialized for the conduction of food materials.
2. a single sieve cell.

sieve tube

noun

1. botany an element of phloem tissue consisting of a longitudinal row of thin-walled elongated cells with perforations in their connecting walls through which food materials pass

Word History and Origins

Origin of sieve tube¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

J, sieve tube from the underground stem, × 300.

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E, part of a sieve tube, × 300.

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