ectophloic

adjective

ec·​to·​phlo·​ic

¦ektə¦flōik

botany

: having phloem only external to the xylem

—used of the siphonostele of certain vascular plants compare amphiphloic

Word History

Etymology

ect- + phloem + -ic

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