Xylem vs. Phloem

Xylemnoun

(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.

Xylemnoun

That portion of a fibrovascular bundle which has developed, or will develop, into wood cells; - distinguished from phloëm.

Xylemnoun

the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels

Xylem

Xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue in vascular plants, the other being phloem. The basic function of xylem is to transport water from roots to stems and leaves, but it also transports nutrients.

Phloemnoun

(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot

Phloemnoun

That portion of fibrovascular bundles which corresponds to the inner bark; the liber tissue; - distinguished from xylem.

Phloemnoun

(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes

Phloem

Phloem (, FLOH-əm) is the living tissue in vascular plants that transports the soluble organic compounds made during photosynthesis and known as photosynthates, in particular the sugar sucrose, to parts of the plant where needed. This transport process is called translocation.