bicollateral

adjective

bi·​col·​lat·​er·​al

¦bī-kə-¦la-t(ə-)rəl

of a vascular bundle

: having the phloem both external and internal to the xylem compare collateral

bicollaterality

¦bī-kə-ˌla-tə-¦ra-lə-tē

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary bi- entry 1 + collateral

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