fibrovascular

[ fahy-broh-vas-kyuh-ler ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. composed of fibrous and conductive tissue, as in the vascular systems of higher plants:

   a fibrovascular bundle.

fibrovascular

/ ˌfaɪbrəʊˈvæskjʊlə /

adjective

1. botany (of a vascular bundle) surrounded by sclerenchyma or within sclerenchymatous tissue

fibrovascular

/ fī′brō-văs′kyə-lər /

1. Having fibrous tissue and vascular tissue, as in the woody tissue of plants. The veins of leaves are made of fibrovascular tissue.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fibrovascular¹

First recorded in 1835–45; fibro- + vascular

Example Sentences

Collections of such tubes and supporting woody cells together make up what are known as fibrovascular bundles.

From Project Gutenberg

There are also from two to four or five free closed fibrovascular bundles in the central pith.

From Project Gutenberg