noun
- Plural of phloem; the tissue in plants that transports sugars and other organic compounds from the leaves to other parts of the plant.
Usage: biology; botany
Examples
- The phloems in the plant's stems carry glucose produced during photosynthesis.
- Unlike xylems, which transport water upward, phloems move nutrients in multiple directions.
- Botanists studied the phloems of different tree species to understand nutrient distribution.
- Damage to the phloems can prevent a plant from transporting sugars to its roots.
- The phloems contain sieve tubes that allow for the movement of dissolved organic matter.