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polysteles

polysteles is the plural of polystele.

Meaning of polystele

Noun

polystele (plural polysteles)

  1. 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

Questions about polysteles

What is polysteles the plural of?
Polysteles is the plural of polystele.

Words near polysteles in the dictionary

  1. polystate
  2. polystates
  3. polystearate
  4. polystearates
  5. polystele
  6. polysteles
  7. polystelic
  8. polystely
  9. polystemonous
  10. polystichous
  11. polystick

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