polystele
nounEtymology From poly- + stele.
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Biology, Botany, Natural sciences a segment of plant stem which is characterised by possession of more than a single stele.
- In a stele prior to the breaking up into a polystele, phloem strand becomes “U”-shaped.1960, Proceedings of the National Institute of Sciences of India, page 89:
- Related terms
- polystelic, polystely
- Coordinate terms
- monostele