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Definition of provascular tissue - 3 dictionary results

pro⋅vas⋅cu⋅lar tis⋅sue

[proh-vas-kyuh-ler]
–noun Botany.
procambium.

Origin:
pro- 1 + vascular

pro⋅cam⋅bi⋅um

[proh-kam-bee-uhm]
–noun Botany.
the meristem from which vascular bundles are developed.
Also called provascular tissue.


Origin:
1870–75; < NL; see pro- 1 , cambium


pro⋅cam⋅bi⋅al, adjective
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procambium   (prō-kām'bē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
The primary meristem in vascular plants that gives rise to primary vascular tissues (phloem and xylem).
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