noun
- plural of siphonostele; vascular cylinders in plant stems where the vascular tissue forms a hollow tube with pith in the center and cortex outside
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The fern specimens displayed well-developed siphonosteles in their mature stems.
- Botanists examined the siphonosteles to understand the plant’s vascular architecture.
- The cross-sections revealed siphonosteles characteristic of this fern family.
- Advanced plant anatomy courses cover the structure of siphonosteles in detail.
- The researcher compared siphonosteles across different pteridophyte species.