Monostele
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Monostele is a noun meaning Synonym of protostele.
Meaning
Synonym of protostele.
Example Sentences
This condition be conceived to be derived by repeated division of the monostele.
'Monosteles' comprising a ring of alternating xylem and phloem elements surrounding parenchymatous pith; 'monosteles' occurring in most genera.
Again, in ectophloic medullated monosteles the presence of an internal endodermis between xylem and central parenchyma is rare ; on the other hand when an amphiphloic condition obtains, an endodermis often cuts off the internal phloem from the central parenchyma.
This is most readily done by reference to the sporeling: for there the axis is found to be traversed by a coherent monostele: and it is to the disintegration of this, together with the formation of commissural connections, that the complex structure of the adult is due.
Word Forms
- monosteles
Synonyms for monostele
Depending on context, synonyms include protostele.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include monostely, monostrophic, monopole, monoplast, monoplex, monopteron.
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