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

Derived forms: vascular strands

Type of: vascular tissue