Meaning & use
phloem
The plant tissue that transports sugars and nutrients from leaves to other parts of the plant.
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Sugars produced by photosynthesis travel through the phloem to the plant's roots.
Cutting through the phloem can prevent nutrients from reaching the branches above.
A note on using this word
Phloem works alongside xylem, which instead carries water and minerals upward from the roots.
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