leptome

noun

lep·​tome

ˈlepˌtōm

variants or less commonly leptom

-täm

plural -s

1

: a part of the mestome that conducts food materials

2

: a somewhat rudimentary phloem in cryptogams

Word History

Etymology

German leptom, from lept- + -om -ome

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