dictyostele

noun

dic·​tyo·​stele ˈdik-tē-ə-ˌstēl  ˌdik-tē-ə-ˈstē-lē 

: a stele in which the vascular cylinder is broken up into a longitudinal series or network of vascular strands around a central pith (as in many ferns)

Word History

Etymology

dictyo- + stele

Note: Term apparently introduced by the Scottish-born botanist George Brebner (ca. 1855-1904) in "On the Anatomy of Danaea and other Marattiaceae," Annals of Botany, no. 62 (September, 1902), vol. 16, p. 520.

First Known Use

circa 1902, in the meaning defined above