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    VASCULAR BUNDLE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloemplay

    Synonyms:

    fibrovascular bundle; vascular bundle; vascular strand

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("vascular bundle" is a kind of...):

    vascular tissue (tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vascular bundle"):

    nervure; vein (any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ)

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