amphiphloic

adjective

am·​phi·​phlo·​ic

¦amfə̇¦flōik

: having phloem both internal and external to the xylem

—used of the siphonostele of certain vascular plants compare ectophloic

Word History

Etymology

amphi- + phloem + -ic

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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