sieve cell
One of the long, slender, conducting cells of the phloem that do not form a…One of the long, slender, conducting cells of the phloem that do not form a constituent element of a sieve tube, but which are provided with relatively unspecialized sieve areas, especially in the tapering ends of the cells that overlap those of other sieve cells. Sieve cells are typically associated with gymnosperms.
» The phloem, composed of sieve elements cells which connect to form a tube, conducts food and water both ways in a plant.
Meaning
1 sensesOne of the long, slender, conducting cells of the phloem that do not form a constituent element of a sieve tube, but which are provided with relatively unspecialized sieve areas, especially in the tapering ends of the cells that overlap those of other sieve cells. Sieve cells are typically associated with gymnosperms.
Examples
1 sentencesThe phloem, composed of sieve elements cells which connect to form a tube, conducts food and water both ways in a plant.
Forms
plural: sieve cells| Singular | sieve cell |
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