protophloem

[proh-tuh-floh-em]

pro·to·phlo·em

[proh-tuh-floh-em]
noun Botany.
the part of the primary phloem that develops first, consisting of narrow, thin-walled cells.

Origin:
1880–85; proto- + phloem
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Protophloem is always a great word to know.
So is bryophytes. Does it mean:
sexual form of a haploid plant in the alternation of generations
phylum of green, nonvascular, seedless plants comprised of true mosses, hornworts and liverworts
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protophloem   (prō'tə-flō'ěm')  Pronunciation Key 
The first formed phloem that differentiates from the procambium.
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