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Noun: vascular bundle
  1. A unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem
    "The vascular bundles in the stem transport water and nutrients throughout the plant";
    - vascular strand, fibrovascular bundle

Derived forms: vascular bundles

Type of: vascular tissue

Encyclopedia: Vascular bundle